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RnB 28 February, 2004

Seven charges dropped against R. Kelly

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CHICAGO, Ill. (R. kelly Fans Website) - The Cook County state's attorney's office dropped seven of the 21 child pornography counts against R&B superstar R. Kelly on Friday.
Kelly's publicist called it "the first official acknowledgement of the weakness of their case."
Counts 15 through 21 of the indictment against Kelly dealt with a state child pornography law that Kelly said was passed after he allegedly taped himself having sex with an underage girl, so the charges violated the constitutional prohibition against "after the fact" laws, Kelly attorneys Edward Genson and Terry Gillespie argued.

Prosecutors dropped the counts rather than fight Kelly's arguments. Prosecutors downplayed the importance of the counts, saying that dropping 7 out of 21 charges is not the same as dismissing a third of their case against Kelly.

The first 14 counts against Kelly remain. They cover all the main charges against him for videotaping what prosecutors say were sex acts with an underage girl.
It has been 20 months since Kelly was indicted, but no trial date has been set yet. Prosecutors deny that indicates any weakness in their case. Both sides say they are just taking the time to research and prepare their arguments and examine the evidence. Kelly's lawyers have filed 11 motions seeking to have all or some of the charges against Kelly dropped. Prosecutors Friday responded to most of them.

Kelly received permission to travel to the Soul Train awards in Los Angeles, as he had in March to the Grammy Awards. He must call in every day to a court official and avoid contact with children.






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