UK Prosecutors: Singer Cliff Richard Will Not Face Sex Crime Charges

Sir Cliff Richard. (Getty Images) London - Veteran British pop singer Cliff Richard will face no charges over allegations of decades-old sexual abuse, prosecutors said on Thursday after a widely-criticised investigation that took two years. Richard, 75, who was Britain's first home-grown pop star and considered the UK's answer to Elvis Presley, slammed the lengthy and very public probe, saying he had been "hung out like live bait".