Kaalan Walker is facing a 50-year prison sentence for sexual assault, but his wife, Hannah Walker, is standing firmly by his side.
Hannah recently shared a message showing her support for her husband. She said she is proud of him and described being able to call him her husband as an honor.
That is quite a statement considering the circumstances.
While most people would probably struggle to find the right words during a moment this serious, Hannah appears to have found hers. She isn’t backing away from her husband.
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She posted photos of herself and husband to promote his interview from prison:
My hunny 🍯 I’m so proud of the man you are and even more proud to be your wife. Being able to call you my husband is such an honor. You are going to change the lives of many with your testimony. Cheers to your first interview since incarceration.
The big question, would she wait for him or move on?
Walker was convicted in April 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, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
He was acquitted on two counts of forcible rape and one count of sexual penetration by force, according to a spokesperson from the district attorney’s office, who added that Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino required Walker to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
He was arrested in Los Angeles in September 2018 and accused of a series of sexual assaults on four aspiring models who he contacted through social media and promised work opportunities, police said. Authorities said the allegations dated to 2016.
Walker was arraigned a month later on nine felony sexual assault charges and was held on more than $1 million bail before eventually being released.
He was re-arrested March 2019 when six new victims were added to the case, and then released on reduced bond in November 2020. He went back into custody earlier this year after his April conviction, the district attorney’s office said.
Attorney Andrew Flier said Walker’s sentence is “draconian” and called the trial “very unfair.”
There is no shortage of complicated stories in Hollywood. But this one is especially heavy because it involves a serious criminal conviction, a lengthy prison sentence, and a spouse who continues to express love and admiration.
For now, Walker’s future is largely tied to the legal system rather than movie sets or music studios.
And Hannah’s message suggests that, whatever comes next, she intends to remain in his corner.
