Rapper Mystikal was sent back to prison after pleading guilty to r*ping a woman. Mystikal, real name Michael Lawrence Tyler, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in his Louisiana home in 2022.
The New Orleans native and two of his bodyguards forced the woman to perform oral sex on them after he accused her of stealing $80,000 in checks. Police found a videotape recording of the assault in his home.
The victim told the court Mystikal choked her, punched her and forcibly raped her. The rapper stood up in the courtroom and said, “If I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence.”
Mystikal, 55, pled guilty to third-degree rape last month. He accepted a plea deal from prosecutors, but the judge hit him with the maximum sentence – 20 years.
Mystikal was convicted of sexual battery on the infirmed back in 2003. He was released from prison in 2010 after serving 7 years. In 2017 the Grammy-nominated rapper was indicted on rape and kidnapping charges. He spent 18 months in jail and was eventually released on a $3 million bond, according to The Associated Press. The 2017 charges were later dropped for lack of evidence.
The former No Limit Records artist is best known for his 2000 singles, “Shake Ya Ass,” featuring Pharrell Williams, and “Danger (Been So Long),” featuring Nivea. His fourth album, Let’s Get Ready (2000) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.