jelani maraj rape trial
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Nicki Minaj’s Brother Found Guilty of Child Rape, Faces 25 to Life
In one of the most disturbing stories of the year, Jelani Maraj, older brother of rapper Nicki Minaj, was found guilty Thursday of predatory sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child in a nearly three-week-long rape case. As previously reported by The Root, Maraj, 38, stood accused of repeatedly raping his stepdaughter starting…
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Defense Claims Girl and Mother Falsified Rape Claims Against Jelani Maraj to ‘Shake Down’ Nicki Minaj for Money
The child-rape trial against Jelani Maraj drew to a close Monday with prosecutors and the defense presenting their closing arguments. While prosecutors emphasized the bravery of the two children who testified—Maraj’s 14-year-old stepdaughter and her younger brother—and the physical evidence against Maraj, defense attorney David Schwartz pressed the claim that the rape charges were all…
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Girl at Center of Rape Trial of Nicki Minaj’s Brother Gives Horrifying Details in Testimony
Trigger warning: Very vivid descriptions of rape and sodomy as told by the alleged victim herself. The former stepdaughter of Nicki Minaj’s brother gave horrifying details Monday about how her former stepfather allegedly repeatedly raped her in their Long Island, N.Y., home beginning when she was just 11 years old. The 13-year-old testified that Jelani…
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Nicki Minaj Will Not Be Taking the Stand as a Witness for Her Brother at His Trial on Charges He Raped a Child: Report
It looks like Twitter might be able to stop dragging Nicki Minaj over reports that she planned to testify on her brother’s behalf at his trial on charges that he raped a child. Contrary to previous reports, it appears that the rapper will not make an appearance on the witness stand after all. TMZ reports…