The 56-year-old singer has already been convicted of a series of crimes in various courts – which guarantees that he will be locked up for decades.
Prosecutor Kim Foxx admits the decision “may be disappointing” to the women who have come forward to accuse R Kelly of wrongdoing. The current charges concern that he allegedly sexually assaulted four people – three of whom were minors.
— Probably Mr. Kelly will never leave prison. Although we are not moving forward with these cases, we believe that justice has been served, says Foxx.
R Kelly has, among other things, been convicted of child pornography offenses and grooming. In 2021, he was convicted on nine counts in a case in federal court in New York. The sentence was set in June last year at 30 years in prison.