Minnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly that alleged he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.
“The overwhelming impact of proceeding to trial in this case on the survivor victim, the community, and the Hennepin County legal system would be enormous while a conviction would not add any additional time in prison,” the statement said.Attorney Gloria Allred issued a statement on behalf of the woman, identified only as Jane Doe. It said what Kelly did to her has been weighing heavily on her for more than 20 years and would continue to hurt her for the rest of her life.
Federal juries in Chicago and New York convicted Kelly, now 56, of crimes including child pornography, enticement, racketeering and sex trafficking related to allegations that he victimized women and girls. Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, he was sentenced to 30 years in the New York case last year and a mostly concurrent 20 years in February in the Chicago case.
The Grammy-winning Kelly rose from poverty in Chicago to become one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. Known for his smash hit “I Believe I Can Fly” and for sex-infused songs such as “Bump n’ Grind,” he sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s.
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Minnesota prosecutors drop R Kelly charges, citing federal convictionsMinnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly.
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Minnesota prosecutors drop R Kelly charges, citing federal convictionsMinnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly.
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Minnesota prosecutors drop R Kelly charges, citing federal convictionsMinnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly.
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Minnesota prosecutors drop R Kelly charges, citing federal convictionsMinnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly that alleged he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.
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Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R. Kelly, citing federal convictionsMinnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly that alleged he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.
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Minnesota prosecutors drop R Kelly charges, citing federal convictionsMinnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly.
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