Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said her office has dropped four sexual abuse cases involving embattled singer R. Kelly.
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"Mr. Kelly is looking at the possibility of never walking out of prison again. ... We believe justice has been served," Foxx said.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.
Prosecutors sometimes choose to go ahead with more trials out of a concern that convictions elsewhere could be reversed during appeals. They see an opportunity for additional convictions as insurance.
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