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On Monday morning, the fate of Nicki Minaj’s brother, Jelani Maraj, was determined, nearly three years after he was convicted of sexually assaulting his former stepdaughter in their home. Back in 2017, after a longstanding trial, Maraj was convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare …

Just one day after Nicki Minaj dropped her highly anticipated fourth studio album, “Queen,” her mom, Carol Maraj dropped a project of her own: an in-depth interview about her son, Jelani Maraj’s child rape case. In an interview with Hip-Hop Hood Report, Maraj shared pages of transcripts and motions presented …

Back in 2015, Jelani Maraj, the 38-year-old brother of rapper Nicki Minaj, was arrested in connection to a predatory sexual assault case involving his 11-year-old stepdaughter.  Two years later, Maraj was convicted on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and predatory sexual assault on a child younger than …

The fate of Nicki Minaj’s brother, Jelani Maraj, has been postponed another month after his attorney petitioned to have the conviction thrown out. Although a judge has yet to rule on David Schwartz’s motion to toss the initial guilty verdict, Maraj faces up to life in prison for raping his …

After nearly three weeks on trial, the verdict is in on Nicki Minaj’s brother’s child rape case. Jelani Minaj has been found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child, TMZ reports. Maraj was accused of raping his then-12-year-old stepdaughter. During the trial, …

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Tuesday, a forensic expert took the stand in Nicki Minaj’s brother’s child rape case to testify about the DNA found on the then-11-year-old’s pajama pants. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to Page Six, Erika Ziemak said there was “less than 1 in 348 billion chance” that the DNA found on …

On Monday, a 10-year-old boy took the stand in the child rape trial of Nicki Minaj’s brother, Jelani Maraj. The boy, who reportedly witnessed the alleged rape of his sister, detailed what he saw back in 2015. “What happened was I was looking for [her], “ the boy explained of …

On Thursday, the trial of Nicki Minaj’s brother, Jelani Maraj, commenced as an attorney for the 37-year-old, who has been accused of raping his then 11-year-old stepdaughter repeatedly over eight months, told jurors that the charges are based on lies. Back in 2015, Maraj was arrested and charged with predatory …

Nicki Minaj’s brother, Jelani Maraj, is headed to trial on child rape charges, stemming from the 2015 accusations of repeatedly raping and sodomizing a 12-year-old girl. On Thursday, prosecutors stood before a judge at a hearing in the sex crimes division of Nassau County Supreme Court to introduce new disturbing …