Nicki Minaj’s husband has pleaded not guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, prosecutors in California have said. Kenneth Petty, who married the rap superstar last year, handed himself in to US Marshals in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to officials.
He is alleged to have failed to register as a sex offender after moving to California from New York. Petty was convicted of attempted rape in 1995.
The US Attorney’s Los Angeles office said Petty appeared in court shortly after handing himself in and pleaded not guilty to one count.
He was released on a 100,000 US dollar bond (£77,700), officials said, with a trial set for April 28. Sex offenders are required to register by the Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
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