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Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges.....
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Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges following federal convictions that R&B star 'will never walking out of prison'
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Foxx also announced the decision on Monday afternoon, citing Kelly's two federal convictions, one of which occurred in Chicago
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he is scheduled to be sentenced in about three and a half weeks for his federal conviction in Chicago.
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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
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In Kelly's charges were dropped, the cook county state's said We do have a survivor who is disappointed that she would not have her day in court
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"Due to the extensive sentences that these convictions hold, our office has decided not to continue to expend our limited resources and court time with the indictments that we previously charged Mr. Kelly," Foxx said.
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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced the decision a day ahead of a court hearing related to state charges
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The dismissal of the case also grants R. Kelly permission to carry on with his musical career.