Rapper Nicki Minaj‘s brother Jelani Maraj put up 2 of his homes to secure his $100,000 bond after he was arrested last week on charges of raping a 12-year-old girl.
According to Instagram blog Fameolous.com, Maraj ,37, is under investigation for other rapes involving minors going back 2 years.
Maraj, who recently got married, is often referred to in Nicki Minaj’s rhymes.
According to Newsday.com, Maraj was arraigned Thursday and charged with first-degree sexual assault of a minor.
Maraj reportedly owns a daycare center — and the girl’s family wants it shut down.
Surveillance video caught Maraj behind the wheel of his white SUV after he pulled over to talk to 3 young girls near Lincoln Street and 116th Avenue in Queens in October 2013. One of the girls — the 12-year-old victim — got into his truck while the other 2 girls kept walking.
The girl told police Maraj drove around the corner where he raped her inside the SUV. The young girl managed to escape and called 911.
The girl said Maraj dropped his famous sister’s name to lure her into the vehicle.
The girl gave police a description of her rapist — a portly 6-foot-tall black male weighing 200 pounds with a full beard. But police were unable to ID the rapist at the time because they didn’t know Minaj had a brother. So her name was dropped from the rape cases.
