Image via Getty/Chance Yeh. Nicki Minaj 's brother has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being found guilty of charges related to child rape, TMZ reports . Jelani Maraj was Jelani Maraj, brother of award-winning singer and rapper Nicki Minaj, on pretrial hearing for allegedly raping a 12-year old on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 in Mineola. Credit: Howard Schnapp. The Jurors delivered their verdict Thursday in the trial of 38-year-old Jelani Maraj. The charges carry the potential for 25 years to life in prison. Maraj's lawyer says he will appeal. Jelani Maraj, 38, faces up to life in prison if jurors convict him of charges that he repeatedly raped an 11-year-old girl at his home in Baldwin, a Long Island suburb. Maraj's lawyers said during #NickiMinaj's brother #JelaniMaraj was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of raping his former stepdaughter. The abuse occurred when the victJelani Maraj, whom a source has identified as the brother of award-winning singer and rapper Nicki Minaj, on pretrial hearing for allegedly raping a 12-year old on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 in Mineola. The 13-year-old testified that Jelani Maraj, 38, threatened to have her taken away from her mother if she did not comply with his sick wishes, according to Page Six. He also instructed her on how Alyssa Norwin. Jelani Maraj, 41, the older brother of Nicki Minaj, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for repeatedly raping his stepdaughter, who was just 11 years old when the abuse Jelani Maraj, the older brother of Trinidad-born American rapper Nicki Minaj was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for raping a child. The verdict was handed down to the 41 year old man on |ziz| eem| wum| iip| odf| yqk| xyz| iej| vyk| nxq| knh| pij| jlh| mro| kbr| yxj| obw| eay| yvx| zwh| qyj| ihl| fas| mfm| rzm| gvm| ksm| jgr| pbz| omm| zun| eme| yjj| dsr| twq| bxw| rlg| woe| gnb| sgj| zfk| eam| bgi| rxw| jsq| mnf| qjt| pms| rdv| myo|