On May 18, a jury found Coy guilty of sexually assaulting the girl who was a friend of his daughter. The girl, now 10, testified that Coy kissed her and touched her on her "backside and private parts." In an odd course of events, defense lawyers had the jury watch movies like "Scream," "Scream 2" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer," because they were movies watched at a Labor Day sleepover at Coy's residence. The defense argued that the girl dreamed the sexual assault as they were depicted in these movies. After the girl denied that she dreamed the assault, the jury found Coy guilty shortly thereafter. During the trial, State prosecutors had eight women testify that they had intercourse with Coy when they were 12, 13 and 14 years old. Coy said most of them lied and that they were being swayed by prosecutors. At the 2000 Houston Press Music Awards, Coy won several awards like Musician of the Year, Best Rap/Hip Hop Artist, and Album of the Year and eventually went to sign a major distribution deal with Universal Records. He also had to pay a court ordered fine of $10,000, the maximum amount. Coy is eligible for parole after he serves 22 1/2 years or his 45 year sentence.
Houston Rapper Sentenced to 45 Years in Jail
By Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur, BET.com Staff Writer
Posted June 3, 2002-- Houston rapper and CEO Carlo "South Park Mexican" Coy was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl who spent the night at his home last Labor Day weekend. He also had to pay a court ordered fine of $10,000, the maximum amount. Coy is eligible for parole after he serves 22 1/2 years or his 45 year sentence. Coy, 31, is the co-founder of Dope House Records, a metaphor for the "addictive" nature of his music. Against his lawyer's wishes, Coy took the stand in his own defense as the prosecutors were seeking a life sentence.
Earlier this year, Coy released his 7th solo album, Never Change and Reveille Park, an album of freestyle raps.