Rapper Mystikal handed 20-year prison term in third-degree rape case
TL;DR
Rapper Mystikal was sentenced to 20 years in a Louisiana prison after pleading guilty to third-degree rape; the plea deal reduced the charges from first-degree rape and other counts that could have carried life, and a bid to withdraw the plea was denied. The victim testified about the assault, and Mystikal’s legal history includes prior sex-offender and domestic abuse-related offenses. He has released little music in years, with Tarantula (2001) as his last original album.
- Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape The Guardian
- Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in Louisiana rape case CNN
- Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape: 'I deserve the max' Yahoo
- Mystikal asks to withdraw guilty plea in rape case, says he didn't have time to 'consider the consequences' WBRZ
- Mystikal, Louisiana Rapper, Sentenced to 20 Years in Rape Case The New York Times
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