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Hollywood star’s wife sends message to women who accused him of sexual assault as he’s jailed for 50 years
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Hannah Joy Walker has delivered a stark message to the women who accused her husband, Hollywood actor Kaalan Walker, of rape and sexual assault.
Following a four-month-long trial in 2024, the Superfly star was found guilty on 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, Walker, 31, was also acquitted on two counts of forcible rape and one count of sexual penetration by force.
Despite his conviction, his wife Hannah, 30, has stayed by his side, as the couple tied the knot that same year, at a ceremony held behind bars.
The couple regularly stay in touch, speaking every day via a government-issued digital tablet while Hannah makes a 6-hour-long visit once a week.
Speaking to VT, Hannah explained why she believes her husband is innocent of the crimes he was found guilty of committing between the ages of 19 and 23.
Hannah's message to women who accused her husband of crimes
The Los Angeles-based publicist and paralegal-in-training reflected on her relationship to Walker, explaining that they were close friends at the time he was arrested.
After meeting up as friends a few times in 2018, describing him as 'respectful' as he 'took hours' to get to know her properly, she was confused as to why she had stopped replying, unaware of his arrest.
But after scrolling on her phone and seeing his mugshot appear, she recalled being 'floored', staring at the picture for 'quite some time'.
Then, she claimed that she had a conversation with God.
"I'm sitting in the back of the car, contemplating what I'm looking at, and for the first time, I felt God speak to me and tell me to reach out to him (Walker) and let him know that he's going to come out of this.
"He's going to be vindicated, regardless of what it looks like right now. He's going to be okay," she recalled being 'told by God.'
Despite having doubts, as she didn't know him that well, Hannah relented and sent him the message.
She eventually spoke to both Walker and his mother over the phone before meeting and building a relationship as he went in and out of custody, with the actor even staying with her family at one point.
Responding to some of the hate she receives from the public, Hannah said: "I literally walked into the chaos with him; I chose him.
When asked about whether she had a message for those who doubt Walker's innocence, including those who accused him, Hannah explained: “When my husband comes home, and people are like, ‘Oh my God, she was right.’ I look forward to that day so much.”
“I would tell doubters to keep watching everything unfold, because there’s a time that (his proven innocence) will come,” she admitted.
Hannah's certainty of Kaalan Walker's innocence
Speaking about the belief she has in her husband, Hannah responded to claims from people on social media, asking: “People think it’s delusional. It’s like, why is faith in God delusional?”
She recalled how 'confident' they were about the trial, revealing: "My husband chose to testify and take accountability for him living a reckless lifestyle and sleeping around and stuff, but not taking accountability for the crimes that he did not commit.
"People who accused him were getting caught up in lies; people were leaving the case, we thought that we had the upper hand, and so we're celebrating that we're about to be able to start our life and start a family; it was going to be beautiful.
"The verdict day happens, and I hit record on my phone because I wanted to remember this moment. Instead, I was met with the first verdict being read: guilty, and then another guilty, and another, and it kept going. And I just choked up. I was hyperventilating, shaking," Hannah said.
When asked about any doubts she may have about him getting released early from prison, she insisted: “There’s never, ever, ever been a single day of fear, of doubt or of worry.
“Those emotions simply have not existed, and it’s literally just the peace of God that has carried me through this.”
She again mentioned her connection to God, saying: “It is only the peace of God that has carried both him and I through this process.
“All things can happen through Christ, and He makes miracles happen every day. So why not for me?”