The ex-wife of Jelani Maraj testified on Friday that their family was akin to a "black Brady Bunch" before he raped their daughter.
Jacqueline Robinson took the stand in Nassau County Court and admitted during testimony that her relationship with husband Jelani, the brother of Nicki Minaj, was good until accusations that he sexually assaulted their daughter started flying.
“I used to call us the black Brady Bunch,” Robinson said. “We blended our family together. I loved him, and finding out what the accusations are, it hurt.”
Robinson said their 11-year-old daughter had become withdrawn and reluctant to communicate even before the Dec. 1, 2015 accusation.
Maraj has been accused of raping his stepdaughter, who is now 14, as many as four times a week for years before he was arrested in 2015.
The girl's brother testified against Maraj earlier this week, saying he once encountered Maraj in the basement of their home with his sister. Claiming that his sister's pants were around her ankles, the boy, who was eight at the time, said he knew something wasn't right.
“I thought it wasn’t right. It looked weird to me so I ran upstairs.” The boy testified that Maraj later found him and slapped him in the face “about 10 times.” “He asked me if I had seen anything. I said, ‘Yes,’ ” the boy said. “He slapped me on the cheek.”
Source: nydailynews.com
