Tory Lanez: Prosecutors Seek 13-Year Prison Sentence for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
- According to the Los Angeles district attorney, Tory Lanez utilized misinformation as a weapon to incite his followers into harassing Megan Thee Stallion after the shooting incident
- Prosecutors demand that the artiste Tory gets at least 23 years in prison after the shooting incident that happened in 2020
- Tory was found guilty of shooting Megan in 2022, and prosecutors note that he has left Megan traumatised for a lifetime
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Prosecutors have sought a 13-year sentence for Tory Lanez, terming him a 'danger to society' for lack of remorse.
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After Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion last year, prosecutors in Los Angeles are asking the judge to sentence him to 13 years in jail, claiming that he "waged a campaign to humiliate and re-traumatize the victim."
He was found guilty in December 2022 on three felony counts related to the 2020 incident in which the rapper shot Megan in the foot following a pool party in the Hollywood Hills,
Lanez will be sentenced next week.
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According to Billboard, Prosecutors said in a sentencing memo submitted on Tuesday, June 6, that a sentence of less than 13 years would "endanger public safety" and "not be in the interest of justice."
They concluded by citing the shooting and what they claim happened next: "a campaign to humiliate and re-traumatize the victim."
“The defendant actively invited harassment of the victim by spreading misinformation to his large following in an effort to galvanize the public against the victim and even the prosecution team without any regard to the dangers it posed... The defendant has weaponized misinformation to his large following to such a degree that it has left a lasting traumatic impact on the victim.”
The filing stated that Lanez:
"Not only lacks remorse... clearly incapable of accepting any responsibility for his own actions. The defendant’s lack of remorse is insidious, leaving this court no assurances that the defendant will not repeat this type of behavior in the future”
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