Mexican Pop Singer Escapes Rape Charge

A judge in northern Mexico ruled Thursday that pop singer Kalimba will not go to trial on rape charges because there is not enough evidence for a trial. The judge also ordered Kalimba’s release from jail.

Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for Kalimba last week just one day before the 28-year-old was arrested in Texas for an immigration violation. Kalimba was deported to Mexico and arrested there on the rape charges. He was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at a hotel in the state of Quintana Roo last December.

Kalimba, whose full name is Kalimba Kadjhali Marichal Ibar, has always maintained his innocence.

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