Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape: 'I deserve the max'
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- Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape.
- The victim requested the maximum sentence for the rapper.
- In March, Tyler entered a guilty plea, which knocked his first-degree rape charge down to third-degree.
Mystikal served prison time for a sexual battery conviction in 2003, and was cleared of 2016 rape and kidnapping allegations after spending 18 months in jail. (Rusty Costanza / Invision / Associated Press) By Emily St. Martin Staff Writer Follow June 16, 2026 6:57 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape.
The “Danger” rapper was arrested in the summer of 2022 and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail in Louisiana and charged with first-degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery–strangulation, false imprisonment and simple criminal damage to property after the victim identified the rapper as the suspect from the hospital where she was being treated for injuries.