Nicki Minaj‘s husband Kenneth Petty has officially registered as a sex offender in California.
Billboard has confirmed that the Yikes rapper’s husband is now listed in the California database of sexual offenders and likely registered within.
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Petty turned himself in to federal custody on March 4 after reportedly failing to register as a sex offender in California.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced on March 6 that it was dropping charges against the rapper’s husband, but if Petty is convicted of the same felony charge, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
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Petty, 41, was convicted of first-degree attempted rape 25 years ago in New York and served four years behind bars. He was released in January 1999.
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After his release, Petty was ordered to register as a sex offender in the state of New York, but he failed to re-register when he moved to California in July 2019 after marrying Minaj.
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Petty was arrested in November 2019 during a traffic stop by the Beverly Hills Police Department and authorities determined he was a registered sex offender in New York state but had not registered in California.
He was released on a $20,000 bond, but authorities said he failed to go through with the registration, which is required under the 2006 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
According to SORNA, a sex offender is “required to update their registration in each jurisdiction they reside, are employed, or attend school,” and failure to register is considered a federal crime.
According to Petty’s New York State Sex Offender Registry, he is registered as a Level 2 sex offender.
The registry states Petty was convicted of attempted first-degree rape in April 1995 in connection with a 1994 assault that occurred when he and the victim were both 16 years old. It also mentions he used a knife or cutting instrument during the crime.
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In 2006, Petty pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2002 fatal shooting of Lamont Robinson. He was given a 10-year prison sentence but was released in 2013 after serving seven years.
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