R. Kelly's STD Criminal Case Closed In Dallas: Report

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20224.5K Views

R. Kelly performs during The Buffet Tour at Allstate Arena on May 7, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.

No charges have been filed against R. Kelly.

R. Kelly is currently being investigated in Fulton County, GA over sexual abuse allegations while police in Chicago are asking victims and witnesses to come forward with stories. The legal troubles for Kellz' are only beginning to compile right now, the singer has one less legal matter on his plate. According to TMZ, Dallas police have closed their investigation into allegations that R. Kelly gave a woman an STD. Dallas PD began investigating accusations that R. Kelly gave a woman an STD after holding her as a sex slave in 2017. Police decided not to file any charges against R. Kelly, but they've yet to reveal why they came to that conclusion.

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The woman filed a police report in 2018 accusing R. Kelly of restraining her, feeding her drugs and alcohol and ultimately, giving her an STD. She said that she met Kellz in Dallas in 2017. Despite the police closing their investigation on the case, the woman's lawyer, Lee Merritt, said that her client plans on filing a civil suit against R. Kelly.

R. Kelly has been in headlines for the past week after Lifetime aired Surviving R. Kelly -- a docu-series exploring the numerous allegations of R. Kelly's sexual abuse towards women over the past two decades including the recent accusations that he's held women captive for his alleged sex cult.

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