Nicki Minaj’s Husband, Kenneth Petty Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison

Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty has entered a plea deal for failure to register as a sex offender in the state of California. 

According to court documents obtained by People, records indicate that the 43-year-old New York native pled guilty on Thursday (September 9) during a virtual conference call with the United States District Court for the Central District of California, in which has jurisdiction for both southern and central California. 

Petty faces up to an astounding decade in prison alongside a lifetime of supervised release. 

According to multiple sources — in March 2020, Petty was arrested and charged for failure to register as a sex offender in the state of California. However, Petty’s legal woes in the West Coast begun in 2019 after being pulled over by Beverly Hills PD, where it was confirmed that although he was registered in New York State as a sex offender, he had not registered in California where he now resides. 

Kenneth Petty is due back in court on January 24, 2022.

Unbeknownst to many, Kenneth’s criminal background stemmed in 1995 after being convicted of a first-degree attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl in the state of New York. At the time, it was suspected that Petty was between the age of 17 or 18-years-old, however, under 18 in the state of New York is a minor. Petty would spend 4 years in prison with a lifetime sexual offender under his belt upon his release.