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Rapper Mystikal Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Rape: Reports
Mystikal was sentenced after the victim asked for the maximum term, and he had faced a possible life sentence on the original charges.
- On Tuesday, June 16, rapper Mystikal received a 20-year prison sentence in Ascension Parish Court after pleading guilty to third-degree rape.
- The 55-year-old musician was arrested in 2022 after a woman accused him of beating, choking, and robbing her at his Prairieville, Louisiana, home.
- During Tuesday's sentencing, the victim testified that the rapper "choked her, pulled braids out of her hair and forcibly raped her," while the judge dismissed his motion to withdraw the guilty plea.
- Following his March guilty plea, Mystikal received 20 years for third-degree rape, five years less than the maximum punishment allowed by law.
- Best known for hits "Shake Ya Ass" and "Danger ," the rapper is a lifetime registered sex offender with a documented history of sexual assault allegations spanning decades.
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Rapper Mystikal Sentenced to 20 Years in Rape Case
Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022. The victim appeared before the court on Tuesday and asked for the maximum sentence, according to WBRZ. She spoke of the incident where Mystikal “choked her, pulled braids out of her hair […]
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