(In March 2019, he gave his now-infamous interview with Gayle King where he asserted his innocence, exclaiming, “I’m fighting for my f***ing life.”) In July 2019, a Chicago grand jury indicted him on 13 counts, including child pornography, enticement of a minor, and obstruction of justice.

In 2021, a New York jury found Kelly guilty on charges including sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering, bribery, and sex trafficking.

The jury found that the prosecutors proved Kelly was at the head of a criminal conspiracy to recruit and coerce girls, boys, and women into sex.

Kelly has continued to face charges after his sentencing in New York, including a case in Chicago involving the sexual abuse of four people, three of whom were minors.

According to the Associated Press, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced that she would ask a judge to dismiss the indictments Kelly was facing.

Meanwhile, Lanita Carter, who claimed she was sexually assaulted by R. Kelly in 2003, said she was “extremely disappointed” with the prosecutor’s decision.”I have spent nearly 20 years hoping that my abuser would be brought to justice for what he did to me.