MMA Fighter From New Castle Gets 25 Years For Child Rape

[/media-credit] Gemiyale Adkins

The 34-year-old former MMA fighter “Baby Hercules” has been sentence to prison for raping a child, according to the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ).

Officials said that in summer 2016, Gemiyale Adkins, of New Castle, sexually assaulted a young child. In September 2017, Adkins pled guilty to one count of Rape Second Degree and one count of Rape Fourth Degree in Superior Court.

A judge sentenced Adkins to 25 years in prison, followed by 6 months of either home confinement or work release, then 10 years of probation.

Adkins must also register as a Tier 3 sex offender.

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