Grand Jury Indicts Mystikal on Charges of Rape and Kidnapping

New Orleans rapper Michael “Mystikal” Tyler has been indicted on charges of rape and kidnapping in an alleged 2016 incident. Suggested Reading Black Women Are More Affected by Postpartum Depression, But Less Likely to Receive the Care They Need The Truth About Why This Former Congolese President Was Sentenced to Death Everything You Need To…

New Orleans rapper Michael “Mystikal” Tyler has been indicted on charges of rape and kidnapping in an alleged 2016 incident.

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The rapper has been charged with first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping, with a bond set at $3 million, according to KSLA-TV.

The alleged assault took place Oct. 22 at a Shreveport, La., casino.

Another person, Averweone Darnell Holman, 26, of Shreveport, is also being held on $3 million bond on charges of first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping. Tenichia Monieck Wafford, who allegedly threatened the victim into not talking, is being held on a $500,000 bond and has been charged with obstruction of justice.

Tyler previously served six years in jail for sexual assault and extortion after a 2003 conviction. He was released in 2010.

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