Mystikal Trial Secrecy: Decide Orders Media Silence Earlier than March Trial
Mystikal’s rape trial particulars keep secret as a consequence of a courtroom gag order requested by his protection group forward of his March trial.
Mystikal faces his greatest authorized battle but, with restricted public info out there because the New Orleans rapper’s upcoming rape trial stays shrouded in secrecy because of a gag order.
The rap star appeared in Ascension Parish courtroom on January 21. His protection group requested a gag order that now covers each the prosecution and the protection attorneys. The choose authorized the request.
A gag order prevents attorneys, witnesses and courtroom officers from discussing case particulars with the media or the general public. This authorized device retains delicate info from influencing potential jurors earlier than trial.
The 51-year-old rapper has been sitting in Ascension Parish Jail with out bond since his July 2022 arrest on first-degree rape fees.
Mystikal’s present fees embrace home abuse by strangulation, easy theft, false imprisonment and a number of drug possession counts. The alleged incident occurred at his Prairieville house on July 30, 2022.
The sufferer claimed she was attacked throughout a dispute over cash. She claimed Mystikal was excessive out of his thoughts when he punched, choked and pulled out her hair earlier than forcing her to hope with him to “take away dangerous spirits,” finally raping her.
He pleaded not responsible to all fees. His lawyer, Tiffany Myles Crosby, took over the case and requested delays to overview proof.
This marks Tyler’s third main authorized battle involving sexual assault allegations. He served six years in jail from 2004 to 2010 after pleading responsible to sexual battery.
The sooner case concerned a hairstylist who accused Tyler and two bodyguards of forcing her to carry out oral intercourse. She claimed they threatened to report her for allegedly stealing $80,000 price of checks.
Tyler turned a registered intercourse offender after his launch in 2010. He returned to jail briefly in 2012 for violating probation on a home abuse cost.
One other rape case emerged in 2018 when Tyler confronted first-degree rape and kidnapping fees. He spent 18 months in jail earlier than prosecutors dropped these fees in December 2020 as a consequence of inadequate proof.
The Shake Ya Ass rapper constructed his profession with No Restrict Information within the ’90s. He earned three Grammy nominations throughout his peak years.
Decide Steven Tureau will oversee Tyler’s trial scheduled for March 30, 2026. Tyler has a movement listening to set for March 17, 2026.
If convicted on the first-degree rape cost, Tyler faces life in jail with out parole below Louisiana’s obligatory sentencing legal guidelines.
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