Nicki Minaj’s husband has been granted permission to accompany her on an overseas tour.
The “Super Bass” singer is on the road for her “Pink Friday World Tour” and on Tuesday, District Judge Michael W Fitzgerald lifted a restriction that will allow Kenneth Petty to travel overseas by July 14, while still on probation for not registering as a sex offender.
The documents obtained by People magazine stated: “(Petty) will keep his probation officer informed of the details of his travel itinerary, if necessary.”
“At the end of the trip, (Petty) must return to Los Angeles and he must check in with his probation officer upon his return.
“Mr. Petty must also provide an itinerary to his probation officer before traveling and follow all directions from his probation officer,” the judge said.
His lawyer added in a statement: “The order granted by the court speaks for itself. »
Petty – who has a 3-year-old son with his wife – had requested an exemption Monday in order to “travel out of the country with his family for his wife’s tour and professional purposes.”
The filing added: “(Petty) and (Minaj) believe that (Petty) is necessary to accompany the family on the tour for various purposes, including child care.” » Noting that the schedule included stops in Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Ireland, Switzerland and Romania.
According to the documents, the government took “no position” after being informed of the request while his probation officer had “no objection.”
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In April 1995, Petty was imprisoned for four years as a Level 2 sex offender in New York after being convicted of attempted first-degree rape, for an assault the previous year on a then-16-year-old girl. years.
In March 2020, he was arrested again after failing to register as a sex offender when he moved from Miami to California, where he pleaded guilty and posted $100,000 bail ($1.9 million of rands).
In July 2022, he was sentenced to one year of house arrest and three years of probation, as well as a $55,000 fine.
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