A Paris court sentenced French rapper Naps to seven years in prison this Thursday, February 19. This is an immediate arrest warrant after he pleaded guilty to raping a woman while she was sleeping in a Paris hotel in 2021.

First modification: 02/19/2026 - 21:11

In its ruling, the French court highlighted the victim's "absence of consent" and stressed that she had constantly stated that "she was sleeping" and that "the pain of penetration woke her up."

Furthermore, the expert analyzes carried out within the framework of the investigation corroborate, according to the opinion, that there was "a sexual penetration, forced and by surprise."

The court also took into account the post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed by the expert psychologist who examined her during the investigation.

The victim and two other women had gone to sleep at the hotel where Naps was staying after spending a night of partying together and went to sleep dressed in the same bed, where the reported events occurred.

Present in the courtroom, the woman burst into tears upon hearing the verdict while Nabil Boukhobza, as the rapper Naps is actually called, hugged his wife.

The court also disqualified him from holding public office for the same seven-year period and ordered his registration on the national sex offender registry.

Naps, originally from Marseille, has been a leading figure in French urban music since the mid-2010s, combining influences from rap, reggae and trap, and amassing numerous gold and platinum records before this career-reversing court ruling.

With EFE

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