Lawyers move to dismiss sex abuse charges against R. Kelly in Chicago

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Lawyers move to dismiss charges against R. Kelly in Chicago
Why is R Kelly in prison? Lawyers are moving to dismiss sex abuse charges against the singer in Chicago.

Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly will be back in a Chicago courtroom on Wednesday.

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.

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