News can confirm the rapper's husband is now listed in the California database of sexual offenders. Petty's status as an offender is due to the fact that he was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in According to court documents filed on Feb. News, Petty was indicted by a grand jury for failure to register as a sex offender upon his relocation to Los Angeles from New York. He plead not guilty. If convicted, Minaj's husband could face up to years in prison. Petty's prior crimes include first-degree manslaughter, which he plead guilty to.

Kenneth Petty, who married rapper Nicki Minaj in 2019, was convicted of attempted rape in 1995.
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Nicki retweeted the cheeky message and confirmed they are always at it, writing back: " on average". Another person replied: "Are there meals in between? Or y'all just workin up an appetite? Petty is a registered sex offender who has served time for manslaughter and the attempted rape of a year-old girl, according to US reports. His criminal rap sheet came to light after Minaj posted a photo to her 96 million Instagram followers showing her leg draped around the bad boy.
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By Francesca Bacardi. Petty was placed in federal custody earlier this month for failing to register as a sex offender in California following his move to the Golden State from New York, where he is already registered. He was convicted in of attempting to rape a year-old girl.
Prosecutors wanted Petty placed on house arrest, but his attorney objected and instead Petty is being required to wear an ankle monitor. He will also have a curfew. Petty will also be under pretrial supervision and has already surrendered his passport. His travel will be restricted to Southern California. Petty also can't use drugs, even marijuana from legal dispensaries in L. He has another hearing scheduled for March Nicki Minaj 's husband's past is coming back to bite him in the ass -- he's been arrested by U. Marshals on an indictment for failing to register as a sex offender TMZ has learned. Kenneth Petty was in federal custody Wednesday -- we're told he turned himself into the Marshals.