Criminal charges in Minnesota against R&B singer R. Kelly were dropped Tuesday, prosecutors announced
Kelly was charged in 2019 by Hennepin County prosecutors with two counts of engaging in prostitution with a person under the age of 18. “We believed then and continue to believe the victim survivor as to what Mr. Kelly did to her in this case. And we continue to hold the unwavering position that Mr. Kelly would likely be convicted of these charges if the case proceeded to trial,” the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
In September, Kelly was convicted of multiple federal child pornography charges in Chicago. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February for those convictions, 19 of which will be served concurrently with his other sentences, US District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber said. The alleged victim in Minnesota – identified only as “Jane Doe” – issued a written statement through the office of her attorney, Gloria Allred. “As a surviving victim of R.
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