Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape – National
Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022.
Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in March with a sentencing cap of 20 years, five years less than the maximum punishment for the crime, according to The Associated Press.His plea deal reduced the charge from first-degree rape, which carries an automatic life sentence.Before his Tuesday sentencing hearing, the 55-year-old rapper asked a judge to withdraw his guilty plea, saying he “did not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences,” according to ABC affiliate WBRZ.The victim appeared before the court on Tuesday and asked for Mystikal to receive the maximum sentence, WBRZ reports. S...






