Rapper Mystikal is sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape in a Louisiana case. Multiple outlets report that the New Orleans-born artist, whose real name is Michael Tyler, pleaded guilty to the charge in March after facing allegations related to an incident in 2022. According to reporting, the case centers on allegations by a female business associate who said she was attacked and raped in Mystikal’s home. Sources also say Mystikal initially denied the allegations and later sought to withdraw his guilty plea ahead of sentencing, arguing he did not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences. The earlier charges, as described by some outlets, included first-degree rape and other related offenses such as domestic abuse battery and false imprisonment, before the case proceeded on a third-degree rape guilty plea. At sentencing, courts impose a 20-year prison term, which several reports characterize as the maximum sentence associated with the plea.