“Superfly” Actor Kaalan Walker Sentenced to 50 Years In Jail for Rape Charges

SuperFly actor Kaalan “KR” Walker was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison after being convicted of raping four women and three teenage girls he met on social media.

Walker, 27, was also instructed by Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Wallace said she considers the actor to be a true predator.

Walker’s attorney Andrew Flier would not comment on his client’s case.

In April, a jury in Van Nuys, California, found Walker guilty of three counts of forcible rape, one count of assault to commit oral copulation, two counts of statutory rape and two counts of rape by intoxication.

The jury found Walker not guilty of one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape.

“You’re going to see a dark side of him,” Deputy District Attorney Yasmin Fardghassemi said in her opening statement in March.

Beginning in 2013, Walker used Instagram and Twitter to lure and contact women, including inspiring models. He would promise them opportunities for professional work and to meet celebrities.

Over the span of two years, Walker would get the women alone and then sexually assault them.

“When they said, ‘Stop,’ he didn’t care,’ ” Fardghassemi said at the time.

Walker was first arrested in Van Nuys in 2018, after authorities connected him to the chain of sexual assaults.

Walker made his film debut in Kings, starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig, before landing a two-episode arc on the drama television series In Contempt and a role in the remake of the 1970s thriller SuperFly. He is also known for his career as a rapper, with his EP The Intermissionreleased in 2017.

Following his conviction in April, Walker’s lawyer, Flier said in a statement, “My client maintains his innocence and did not receive a fair trial as many important issues were excluded by the Court. he was portrayed as a monster and we are planning on appealing the court’s verdict.”