Louisiana rapper Mystikal has pleaded guilty to third‑degree rape, four years after a woman accused him of holding her against her will and sexually assaulting her at his Ascension Parish home.
“The rapper, whose real name is Michael Tyler, was accused of beating, choking and robbing a woman at his Ascension Parish home in 2022,” Baton Rouge ABC affiliate WBRZ.com reported. “The victim said Tyler took her keys and phone so she couldn’t leave. While she was looking for her missing money, she was forcibly assaulted. Once the assault was over, Tyler allegedly let the woman leave after he forced her to send him money via CashApp.”
Mystikal was originally indicted on multiple charges. They include first‑degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery by strangulation, simple criminal damage to property, and false imprisonment. Prosecutors amended the charge to third‑degree rape, which he accepted in court last Tuesday.
Mystikal faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in June. He had faced a possible life sentence under the original charges. He previously served six years in prison following a 2004 sexual assault case involving his hairstylist and is a registered sex offender.