Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has been sentenced to three years of probation and a year of home detention after he failed to register as a sex offender when he moved to California with the rapper.

He faced up to 10 years in prison with a lifetime of supervised release, but CBS report that 44-year-old Petty will instead spend the next 12 months in his and Minaj’s Los Angeles mansion.
The sentence comes despite prosecutors recommending 15 months of prison time and five years of supervised release. Prosecutors are also reported to have advised against home detention as they contended that Petty’s multimillion-dollar home in an affluent gated community wouldn't be a punishment.
However, the judge ultimately disagreed, with Petty also ordered to pay a $55,000 fine.
Petty and Minaj moved to California shortly after they got married in 2019.

In November 2019, Petty was pulled over by the Beverly Hills Police Department, and it was discovered that while he is a registered sex offender in New York, he had not registered in his new state — which he is legally required to do.

Petty pleaded guilty to the federal charge, but his hearing was delayed several times before he was sentenced on Wednesday.

Petty is considered a level two offender in the state of New York, which means that he is thought to be at “moderate risk of repeat offense.”
