Chart-topping US rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a woman at his home in Louisiana in 2022.
Victim's Testimony
During his sentencing on Tuesday, the victim told the court how the rapper, real name Michael Tyler, punched her, choked her, pulled braids out of her hair and forcibly raped her, before asking the judge to deliver the maximum sentence.
Rapper's Response
Addressing the court, Tyler told the victim: "If I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence."
Background
Tyler, best known for his 2000 single 'Shake Ya Ass', was sentenced to 20 years for third-degree rape.
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