Kaalan Walker Found Guilty Of Serial Rape, Facing Up To 100 Years In Jail

Jury Finds ‘Superfly’ Actor Kaalan Walker Guilty of Serial Rape

Superfly actor and rapper Kaalan Walker was found guilty Monday of raping six victims — three of them 16-year-old aspiring models — and sexually assaulting a seventh woman during a series of what prosecutors called “sophisticated” attacks between 2013 and late 2018.

The actor, who appeared in Kings with Halle Berry in 2017 and played gang member Juju in the 2018 flick Superfly, hung his head and began sobbing as the split verdict from a Los Angeles jury was read.

He was acquitted of charges related to three of the 10 victims in the case, including two charges of forcible rape. “I didn’t rape anybody, your honor. I did not rape anybody,” Walker, 27, exclaimed as he was led away in handcuffs after the jury departed. He’s facing up to 100 years to life at sentencing. His lawyer, Andrew Flier, quickly vowed an appeal.

 

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During her closing argument last week, Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Wallace called Walker a “serial rapist” who lied about knowing Drake to his victims, promising introductions that never happened.

She and fellow prosecutor Yasmin Fardghassemi told jurors during the six-week trial that when Walker combined his minor celebrity status with the “little blue check mark” on his social media profiles, he was able to disarm his victims’ defenses and lure them to remote locations with promises of photo shoots or video gigs.

In total, more than 30 women stepped forward with assault claims against Walker, prosecutors said.

Three alleged victims whose allegations did not result in charges for various reasons were allowed to testify as so-called prior bad acts witnesses, meaning their testimony was meant to show Walker had a propensity for committing the charged crimes.