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Jelani Maraj, brother of Nicki Minaj, has been served with divorce papers as he faces charges of child rape.

Daily Mail reports:

On August 18, Maraj’s wife, Jacqueline Robinson, filed divorce papers in Nassau County, just days before the couple would have celebrated their one-year anniversary…Robinson has not publicly commented on the rape charges Maraj is facing…But the divorce is labeled ‘Uncontested Matrimonial’, meaning both parties agree to divorce and may have already reached an agreement over the division of their assets and property. The case is still pending in New York court…When Maraj was arrested in December 2015, Minaj, 33, posted his $100,000 bond. The bond was guaranteed by Minaj’s two homes she owns in nearby Baldwin, New York.

Maraj is facing 15 years in prison if convicted. His lawyers once stated that the 12-year old girl who accused him of rape has him confused with another man. But that defense went flying out the window once tests matched Maraj’s DNA with semen found on the accuser’s clothes.