Illinois prosecutors drop pending criminal cases against R. Kelly, who remains imprisoned on federal convictions | CNN

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Prosecutors in Illinois’ Cook County have dropped state sex-crime charges against singer R. Kelly, who has already been convicted of federal charges set to keep him in prison for decades

. The Illinois charges – aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse counts involving four accusers – are being dropped in part because of the prison sentences he’s already facing for his federal convictions, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Monday. CNN has reached out to Kelly’s lawyer for comment. After Foxx’s office filed charges in 2019, Kelly was charged in federal courts in New York and Chicago, her office noted.

While a sentence hasn’t been announced in the latter trial, Kelly faces a minimum of 10 to 90 years in prison for that conviction, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said. “I understand how hard it was for these victims to come forward and tell their stories. I applaud their courage and have the utmost respect for everyone who came forward,” Foxx said in a news release. “While this may not be the result they were expecting, due to the sentences that Mr.

 

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So rkelly was innocent, wtf

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R. Kelly’s Illinois charges to be dropped due to ‘extensive sentences’ in federal casesR. Kelly's Illinois charges to be dropped due to 'extensive sentences' in federal cases Says the corrupt state attorney. I guess those victims get no justice! If he was a proud boy or any white male, 900 years sounds right with full prosecution. My mind's tellin' me no, but my body, my body's tellin' me yes 🎶 ❤️ R Kelly
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