Good News! Police drop sexual assault case against American rapper Nelly

 ‘Dilemma’ hitmaker Nelly was alleged to have attacked a fan after his gig at Cliffs Pavilion in the UK on 5 December 2017. Nelly has thanked his fans for ‘standing by’ him after a sexual assault case made against him was dropped.

The allegations against Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr, came to light in a US lawsuit. It was included in a claim from a US woman, Monique Greene, who said she was raped by the rapper.

According to the 44-year-old, he will no longer face criminal charges as the attorney of Nelly’s accuser will ‘no longer participate’ in the investigation into the claims. Prosecutors dropped a criminal case against him because she would not testify.

Nelly had denied the allegations and filed a counter-suit. Both suits were settled in September. The Essex Police investigation centered on claims from a fan who said the rapper had invited her to his dressing room after the show and sexually assaulted her. She is reported to have filed a federal lawsuit against him in the US in November.

This is not the first time that the Grammy award-winning artist has been in trouble with the law, he has been accused of sexual assault severally, he has had issues with taxes and drug offenses.