The disgraced R&B star is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence in new york and is facing an additional 10 to 90 years in a separate illinois case. A judge has formally dismissed sex abuse charges against disgraced r&b star r. kelly at the request of a chicago prosecutor, who said monday that "justice has been served" since kelly's convictions in federal court cases in 2021 and 2022 have all but ensured he'll be behind bars for decades to come. the dismissal came at a minutes-long hearing tuesday, according to the associated press, a day after cook county state's attorney kim foxx announced that her office would no longer be pursuing indictments accusing kelly of sexually abusing four people, three of whom were underage. kelly, born robert sylvester kelly, is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking in new york in september 2021. he is also set to be sentenced next month in chicago federal court after being found guilty on child pornography and child enticement charges this past september. kelly, 56, faces 10 to 90 years in prison in the latter case.
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