Rapper Mystikal – best known for his 2000 hit “Shake Ya Ass” – has been sentenced to two decades behind bars in a 2022 rape case.
According for ABC affiliate WBRZThe Louisiana hitmaker was sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape on Tuesday.
According to the outlet, the rapper, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, responded to the court on Tuesday after the victim requested the maximum sentence.
He said, “If I did this to you, I deserve the maximum punishment.”
grammy-nominated rapper Finding guilty in an Ascension Parish, Louisiana courthouse in March — although on Friday, before sentencing, Tyler’s attorney filed documents asking to withdraw Guilty plea.
Per WBRZ, the motion states that the musician “did not have adequate opportunity to fully consider the consequences” before accepting the plea, which reduced the charge from initial charges of first-degree rape.
The filing — which was dismissed — asserted that Tyler, 55, “was in significant emotional distress and felt substantial pressure to make an immediate decision” when he agreed to the plea deal.
Tyler’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment Tuesday evening.
Prosecutors in the case opted to pursue additional charges through a filing called nolle prosequi, including false imprisonment, simple criminal damage, simple robbery, and domestic abuse battery by strangulation and simple robbery. according to people.
encounter, which happened in 2022The victim suffered minor injuries and was admitted to hospital.
“According to Sheriff Bobby Webre, on July 30 at approximately 11:58 p.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an area hospital in reference to a sexual assault,” read a press release from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office read at the time.
The rapper is being held without bond in the Ascension Parish Jail through 2022.
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