Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. “While today’s cases are no longer being pursued, we believe justice has been served.” Since Kelly was indicted in Cook County in 2019, federal juries in Chicago and New York have convicted him of a raft of crimes, including child pornography, enticement, racketeering and sex trafficking related to allegations that he victimized women and girls. Foxx expressed praise for the “courage it took for them to come forward.” Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said she was “pleased” with the prosecution’s decision to drop charges. “We didn’t do a monetary cost-benefit analysis,” Foxx said, adding, however, that resources spent on a trial now could instead be used “in advocacy for other survivors of sexual abuse.” Another sexual-misconduct case is pending in Hennepin County, Minnesota, where the Grammy Award-winner faces solicitation charges.

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