Attempted rape

The woman, now 43, has filed a lawsuit alleging that the couple harassed her to try to make her take back her claims, US media report.

Petty served four-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape of the then teenager.

Last year he was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender.

In the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the woman alleges that Ms Minaj offered her $500,000 (£360,000) via an intermediary in return for recanting her accusations against Petty.

The court heard Police were working on a vehicle near the scene when they heard someone repeatedly shouting for help.

They immediately attended to the call and found the accused, Ma’ili Vaivelata and the victim inside the accused’s car.

One Police officer saw  Vaivelata grabbing one hand of the victim and had his other hand on her chest like they were wrestling.

“He went to the car and saw the girl was crying”, the judgement said.

Kaniva News reports the victim asked him for help saying the accused was forcing her.