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Kaalan Walker Sentenced 50-Years In Prison For Multiple Charge Rape
Kaalan Walker has been sentenced 50-year to a life term in prison for multiple rape charges.
The Los Angeles rapper who starred in the 2018 film “SuperFly” was found guilty of sexually abusing seven people, three of whom were children. Kaalan Walker was also a registered sex offender since 2013.
The run of crimes that started in 2013 also required Kaalan Walker, 27, to register as a lifetime sex offender, according to a news report.
On April 18, a Van Nuys jury concluded that the performer had committed three counts of forcible rape, two counts of inappropriate sexual contact with a minor, two counts of raping a victim while inebriated, and one count of assault with the intent to perform oral copulation.
According to news reports, Walker’s assaults on young girls and teenagers between 2013 and 2018 qualify him as a “real predator,” according to Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Wallace.
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Walker used Twitter and Instagram to get in touch with his victims, who were typically aspiring actors and models, and lure them to locations by making false booking claims for the unrealized music video and picture shoots.
Instead, the artist allegedly sexually attacked and raped the women and young girls, according to the prosecution.
When the jury was instructed to stop deliberating during Walker’s trial in March, deputy district attorney Yasmin Fardghassemi allegedly replied, “He didn’t care.”
Walker’s attorney said that his client didn’t pressure the women and girls and that they were seeking revenge on him for making untrue claims regarding music shoots and opportunities to interact with his illustrious and respectable contacts.
According to the rapper’s lawyer Andrew Flier, the accusations for which he was later convicted guilty have been “a living nightmare” for him.
Walker, who had previously appeared in the 2017 film “Kings” with Halle Berry and Daniel Craig, was arrested in September 2018 and eventually released on bond. He was arrested again after being found guilty.
