Cook County’s State Attorney Kim Foxx has announced that she is dropping charges against R. Kelly, following federal convictions in two courts. Foxx had pleaded with women and girls to come forward in 2019 so she could pursue charges against Kelly, acknowledged that the decision “may be disappointing” to his accusers.

Since Kelly was indicted in Cook County in 2019, federal juries in Chicago and New York have convicted him of a raft of crimes, including child pornography, enticement, racketeering and sex trafficking related to allegations that he victimized women and girls.