A Los Angeles rapper who starred in the 2018 film “SuperFly” was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on Monday after being convicted of sexually assaulting seven victims – including three minors.
Kaalan Walker, 27, was also ordered To as a lifelong sex offender for the 2013 crime series, according to the City News Service.
The actor was convicted on April 18 by a Van Nuys jury of three counts of violent rape, two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, counting twice of raping a poisoning victim and counting once of assault with intent to commit oral copulation.
Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Wallace said she believes Walker was “really a predator” for his attacks on young women and teens between 2013 and 2018, according to the City News Service.
Walker used Instagram and Twitter to find his victims – who were often aspiring models and actresses – and lured them to places by saying he booked them for photo shoots and music video productions that never happened.
Kaalan Walker has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for sexual allegations involving women and minors since 2013. Getty Images
Kaalan Walker, who was ordered To for the crimes as a lifelong sex offender, used Instagram and Twitter to find his victims, WireImage
Instead, the rapper raped and assaulted the women and underage girls, prosecutors said.
“When they said ‘stop,’ he didn’t care,” Deputy District Attorney Yasmin Fardghassemi told Walker’s jury during March’s trial, the news service reported.
Walker’s attorney said he did not coerce the women and girls and that they were seeking revenge on his client for the false promises he made regarding music recordings and opportunities to meet his famous and well-connected friends.
Kaalan Walker (right) appears alongside Terayle Hill in the 2018 film ‘SuperFly’.IMDb
The attorney, Andrew Flier, added that the rapper’s career was ruined and that he suffered “a living nightmare” over the allegations for which he was later convicted.
Walker – who also starred in the 2017 film Kings, starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig – was arrested in September 2018 and released on bail. He was taken into custody again after being found guilty.