Nicki Minaj's Brother: Jelani Maraj Charged with Raping a 12 yr old!

WOW! Female Rapper Nicki Minaj's Older brother Jelani Maraj, 37, is charged with raping a 12-year-old child!

UPDATE: 2019

Maraj and his legal team appealed the case but a judge denied it. This was Maraj’s final chance at beating the case. He claims that the charges are “bogus” and it was an attempt to extort Nicki Minaj out of $25 million.

“These are a bunch of lies. There’s a big, big motive to lie here which I can’t get into right now. But these are false accusations.”

Maraj could face life behind bars. His sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18.

You may remember Nicki's instagram posts earlier this year, where she proudly attended her brother's wedding. It is said she dished out $30k for Jelani's marriage to longtime girlfriend Jacqueline Robinson who lives in Baldwin, New York.

Jelani Maraj, 37, was reportedly arraigned yesterday on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child.

Details about the alleged rape, such as the victim's gender and date of the molestation, have not been revealed of course.

Jelani Maraj, was offered a new plea deal in his child rape case. When I read the headline, I thought that was good news but I was sadly mistaken. His DNA matched semen that was found on the 12-year-old’s clothes. The rapper will have to disown her brother considering how she felt about Tyga dating Kylie Jenner before she turned 18-years-old.