Rapper Desiigner Sentenced After Exposing Himself on Plane, Not Required to Register as Sex Offender (Exclusive)

Rapper Desiigner was sentenced after exposing himself on an airline earlier this year. However, despite recent reports, he will not be required to register as a sex offender. The 26-year-old “Panda” rapper, whose real name is Sidney Royel Selby III, was sentenced to 120 hours of community service, fined $5,000 and will remain on two years’ probation after being accused of masturbating on a flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis April 17. After a flight attendant spotted the rapper exposing himself, the criminal complaint claimed he quickly covered up, only to be caught masturbating about five minutes later by members of the Delta flight crew. Authorities said at the time that he continued to do so after being repeatedly asked to stop.

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It was previously reported that Desiigner would also have to register as a sex offender for indecent exposure, but his attorney, Ryan Garry, exclusively tells PEOPLE that those claims are false. incorrectly stated that he was required to register as an absolute condition of probation. They’re wrong,” Garry told PEOPLE of Desiigner. “Because this was a federal offense, the sentencing judgment states that if the state of California or another governmental entity requires Mr. Selby to register as a sex offender, then he must, “, continued the lawyer. “However, the parties in this case have come to the legal conclusion, after considerable research and consultation with attorneys in California, that this misdemeanor conviction is not one that will cause Mr. Selby to register as a sex offender,” Garry added. “If any government agency in California disagrees with our analysis, then we will resolve the matter at that time.”

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Legal documents obtained by PEOPLE state that the U.S. District of Minnesota has charged the “Tiimmy Turner” rapper with one count of “obscene and indecent exposure of genitalia in a public place.” “When questioned by the FBI, the rapper said he ‘didn’t get much’ in Japan and found one of the flight attendants attractive so he exposed himself,” the Associated Press reported after the incident.

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“MR. Selby single-handedly got involved and took great strides in dealing with what happened on the airline flight,” says lawyer Garry. “Mental health, especially these days, is an absolute thing. He was returning from his overseas appearances feeling extremely dehydrated and exhausted.” case behind you. He’s looking forward to great things ahead of him, which I expect the world to see in the near future.” The New York native — previously signed to Kanye West’s GOOD Music label — issued an apology to his fans and said he would be stepping down to focused on his mental health after performing on Rolling Loud Thailand.

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“The past few months I haven’t been feeling well and I’ve been struggling to come to terms with what’s going on,” Desiigner shared in a lengthy Instagram Story. “While I had to be admitted to the hospital abroad because of the concert I was performing at, I wasn’t thinking clearly.”

Rapper Desiigner attends Teyana Taylors Album Release Party at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21, 2018 in Universal City, California.

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He went on to mention that he was on medication when he got off the flight.

“I am ashamed of my actions that happened on that plane. I have returned to the United States and am being admitted to a facility that will help me. I will cancel all performances and all commitments until further notice,” he wrote. “Mental health is right guys, pray for me. If [you’re] you don’t feel like yourself, please get help.”

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