They will argue to dismiss sexual abuse charges against the singer by several women.
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Kelly was charged in 2019 for allegedly assaulting three underage girls and one adult woman. He is serving a 30-year sentence in federal prison in New York.
He's scheduled to be sentenced on child pornography charges in federal court in Chicago next month.