Rapper Mystikal faces rape charges after he's accused of punching a woman, pulling out her braids, and sexually assaulting her
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New Orleans rapper Mystikal has been arrested on rape charges and jailed, according to Louisiana sheriffs.
The 52-year-old Mystikal — born Michael Lawrence Tyler — had an acquaintance visiting him at his home in Prairieville, Louisiana, on Saturday, according to the arrest warrant seen by WBRZ. Tyler accused the woman of stealing $100 from her, WBRZ reported.
Mystikal is accused of then punching the woman, pulling the braids out of her hair, and taking her phone and keys to keep her from leaving his home, court documents allege, according to WBRZ.
After that, Mystikal allegedly raped the woman, WBRZ reported.
The woman then allegedly called a friend who met her at Baton Rouge hospital following the encounter, according to the court documents seen by WBRZ. A sexual assault kit was performed and the evidence of the injuries matched her description of an assault, court documents seen by the outlet allege.
Mystikal is now booked on charges of first-degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery, false imprisonment, and simple criminal damage to property, Ascension Parish Police said.
He will be held without bond.
Mystikal has been accused of sex crimes twice in the past two decades.
Mystikal previously spent time in prison for sexually assaulting his hairstylist in 2004, WBRZ reported. When he was released, he registered as a sex offender.
The second accusation of sexual assault came in 2017 when Mystikal turned himself in to police because there was a warrant out for his arrest regarding an alleged assault in a casino in Shreveport. Those charges were eventually dropped.
The Ascension Parish Sherriff's Office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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