R. Kelly Chicago

The Cook County state's attorney said "justice has been served" because Kelly is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison after two federal ...

[sexual and physical abuse of women and girls](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/05/04/feature/how-the-music-industry-overlooked-r-kellys-alleged-abuse-of-young-women/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [Chicago Sun-Times](https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/r-kelly-sex-abuse-allegations-lifetime-surviving-joycelyn-savage/). Kelly has denied the allegations and said he plans to [appeal his conviction](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kelly-files-notice-appeal-conviction-court-documents-show/story?id=86621693). After a separate trial in Illinois, a federal jury [found Kelly guilty](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/09/14/r-kelly-verdict/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5) in September of three counts of coercing minors into sexual activity and three counts of producing sex tapes involving a minor. Kelly,” which featured several of his accusers. Dropping the charges does not mean prosecutors view the accusers’ testimony as any less “credible,” Foxx said. But the allegations had been an open secret long before that, according to various news investigations, including from the His sentencing in that case is [expected](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-r-kelly-cook-county-charges-news-conference-20230130-fb3376m4izelliooqyj2522woe-story.html) next month, and he faces a minimum of 10 to 90 years in prison, according to prosecutors there. “Sometimes, justice is served — even when there is no conviction,” she added. “He only has one life to give. “We believe that justice has been served.” So I don’t know how many sentences upon sentences would satisfy people,” Bonjean added.

In less than two minutes, a sexual abuse case against R&B singer Robert Kelly was dropped Tuesday morning in a fifth-floor courtroom at the Leighton ...

“Justice has been denied for me a second time, making today’s decision that much more difficult to comprehend and accept.” “The fact is, we know this is a defendant that is going to serve a long sentence. Another prosecution is not going to serve justice more than it already has been served.” “I applaud their courage and have the utmost respect for everyone who came forward. “I understand how hard it was for these victims to come forward and tell their stories,” Foxx wrote in a statement Tuesday. Instead the state’s attorney decided to dismiss the charges four years after they were filed against the singer.

A Chicago prosecutor said she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the ...

A Chicago prosecutor announced on January 30 that she will drop sex-abuse charges against R. Kelly. The decision comes after federal convictions that ensure ...

Kelly is potentially looking at the possibility of never walking out of prison again for the crimes that he’s committed,” Cook County state’s attorney Kim Foxx The R&B star is awaiting sentencing for a [child-pornography case in Chicago federal court](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/r-kelly-guilty-child-pornography-case.html) as well as [serving a 30-year sentence for a New York case](https://www.vulture.com/2022/07/r-kelly-sentenced-30-years-prison-sex-crimes.html). [said](https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-chicago-crime-87adbf6d0ae9d814048185495185f097), per AP News, referring to federal convictions that found him guilty of [sex crimes and child pornography](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/r-kelly-chicago-trial-defense-child-pornography-jane-doe.html). Kelly is set to have charges accusing him of sexually abusing four people, three of whom were minors, dropped by Chicago prosecutors. “While today’s cases are no longer being pursued, we believe justice has been served.” Foxx acknowledged that his accusers might find the decision to dismiss the indictments “disappointing.” Lanita Carter, who [accused](https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-chicago-crime-87adbf6d0ae9d814048185495185f097) Kelly sexually assaulted her in February 2003, was “extremely disappointed” with the news. A judge will decide on the indictments January 31 after multiple federal convictions ensure the singer will remain behind bars for decades.

The hearing lasted just minutes and came a day after Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said she was comfortable dropping the case because Kelly will ...

Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. He beat child pornography charges in Chicago in 2008, when a jury acquitted him. [https://apnews.com/hub/r-kelly](https://apnews.com/hub/r-kelly) He was not present when Judge Lawrence Flood dismissed the indictments. [in the New York case](https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-sentencing-df9bbb51b5f991c612108644c0e18058) and [awaits sentencing](https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-chicago-53e10cd71c4277773989863d6ace05c6) on Feb. Kelly](https://apnews.com/hub/r-kelly) on Tuesday based on the recommendation of a Chicago prosecutor.

A Chicago prosecutor has dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B star R. Kelly, whose convictions in two federal court cases could keep him behind ...

[serving a 30-year prison sentence](https://ew.com/music/r-kelly-sentenced-30-years-prison/) after being [convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking](https://ew.com/music/r-kelly-guilty-racketeering-sex-trafficking-federal-trial/) in New York in September 2021. He is also set to be sentenced next month in Chicago federal court after being [found guilty on child pornography and child enticement charges](https://ew.com/music/r-kelly-convicted-child-pornography-charges-chicago-trial/) this past September. "I understand how hard it was for these victims to come forward and tell their stories," Foxx said in a statement.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced the decision a day ahead of a hearing related to state charges accusing him of sexually abusing four people, ...

[https://twitter.com/mtarm](https://twitter.com/mtarm) and find more of AP’s coverage of R. [in the New York case](https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-sentencing-df9bbb51b5f991c612108644c0e18058) and [awaits sentencing](https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-chicago-53e10cd71c4277773989863d6ace05c6) on Feb. [pending in Hennepin County, Minnesota,](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-ap-top-news-music-minnesota-minneapolis-fc8b68c9b3d4497296d030ab6eea66e2) where the Grammy Award-winner faces solicitation charges. Foxx announced the Cook County charges months before the federal cases in New York and Chicago. He beat child pornography charges in Chicago in 2008, when a jury acquitted him. “I have spent nearly 20 years hoping that my abuser would be brought to justice for what he did to me. Foxx said she reached out to Kelly’s lawyer two weeks ago to indicate that charges might be dropped. Kelly’s trials at [https://apnews.com/hub/r-kelly](https://apnews.com/hub/r-kelly) That case, too, has been on hold while the federal cases played out. She said she would ask a judge to dismiss the indictments Tuesday. Based on the New York sentence alone, the 56-year-old won’t be eligible for release until he is around 80. “Mr.