Nicki Minaj: Your brother must be behind bars for 25 years

Jelani Maraj, brother of rapper Nicki Minaj (37, "Queen"), is said to have repeatedly raped his eleven-year-old stepdaughter. He was convicted of sexual abuse back in 2017. In Long Island, the sentence was announced on Monday: Jelani Maraj has been jailed for 25 years, such as "Page" Six ", the New York Post celebrity portal, reports. Judge Robert McDonald said Jelani Maraj was his According to "have destroyed this child".

Appeals not excluded

Nicki Minaj was absent from the court. However, her brother's lawyer is said to have read a letter from her that she is said to have written in 2016. In it, she is said to describe her brother as the "most patient, gentle, sincere, selflessest man I know".

Jelani Maraj denies the allegations. In court, he asked for mercy and apologized "for the pain I caused". He had an "excessive alcohol problem". His lawyer said after the verdict was pronounced that his client was planning to appeal.