Cook County State’s lawyer announced the decision a day ahead of a court hearing related to state charges accusing the singer of sexually abusing four people, three of whom were minors
A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, following federal convictions in two courts that ensure the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades.
“Mr. Kelly is looking at the possibility of never walking out of prison again. … We believe justice has been served,” Foxx said. Another sexual-misconduct case is pending in Hennepin County, Minnesota, where the Grammy Award-winner faces solicitation charges. That case, too, has been on hold while the federal cases played out. Minnesota prosecutors haven’t said whether they still intend to take Kelly to trial.
Widespread outrage over Kelly’s sexual misconduct didn’t emerge until the #MeToo reckoning and the release of the Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”
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