Nicki Minaj's brother Jelani Maraj has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for raping his step daughter.
A judge, Robert McDonald pronounced the sentencing on Monday, January 27, 2019, in a New York court several months after the verdict been reached.
Jelani Maraj was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child in a trial that lasted less than 3 weeks, TMZ reports.
At that time he was already found guilty of raping his stepdaughter.
He was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child. The verdict for Jelani Maraj came in on Thursday, November 9, 2017, in Long Island says he would face 25 years to life in prison.
TMZ broke the story, and as earlier speculated, Nicki Minaj never testified during the trial despite claims she would be by her brother's defense team.