But this time due to the high number of oddities in the case, Smollett, may actually face criminal charges in the bizarre hoax Chicago says he staged. According to officials, the announcement came after a ruling out of Chicago that dubbed Kim Foxx’s handling of the case troubling.
The Chicago Sun Times reports that Judge Michael Toomlin declared that Kim Foxx did not actually have the authority to recuse herself. In fact, in his 21-page-order Toomlin further declared that she instead should have requested a special prosecutor.