Miami OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2022 death of her Nigerian boyfriend, Christian Obumseli.
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Clenney entered the guilty plea during a court hearing on Monday, bringing an end to a case that had remained in the courts for more than four years.
Under the sentence, she will receive credit for time already served in custody and will also be placed on five years of probation after her release.
She must additionally undergo a mental health evaluation and follow any recommended treatment.
Clenney had initially faced a second-degree murder charge, which could have resulted in a sentence of up to 30 years in prison if she had been convicted.
The case followed the death of Obumseli in April 2022.
Clenney had maintained that she acted in self-defence, claiming that she grabbed a knife during an altercation with Obumseli.
However, prosecutors maintained a different account of the incident, arguing that the stabbing occurred as part of what they described as an escalating pattern of violence.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said the plea agreement was reached with the knowledge and approval of Obumseli’s family.
In a statement, she said:
“With this plea agreement, Christian Obumseli’s family finally heard what they long sought: Courtney Clenney accepting full responsibility for his death. This plea was reached in full consultation and approval of Christian’s family,” the statement read. “The Assistant State Attorneys handling this case have remained focused on the core evidence that Clenney stabbed Christian Obumseli as part of a pattern of escalating violence toward him. While nothing can heal the wounds caused on that day in April, I hope today’s guilty plea brings his family a measure of justice too long denied.”
Following his daughter’s guilty plea and sentencing, Clenney’s father, Kim Clenney, said he was relieved that the lengthy legal battle had reached a point where he could look ahead to his daughter’s future.
He said:
“What matters to me now is that for the first time in more than four years there is an end in sight. Courtney has a future ahead of her, as her father I’m looking forward to that day that she can begin living her life……I am looking forward to the day I can sit across from her face-to-face and hug her and tell her how much I love her.”
Clenney had remained in jail without bond while the case continued through the court system.
The case later expanded beyond the original murder charge after prosecutors accused Clenney and her parents of unlawfully accessing Obumseli’s laptop.
That computer-related case took an unexpected turn when a judge found that prosecutors had improperly accessed material covered by attorney-client privilege.
The computer-related charges against Clenney and her parents were subsequently dropped.
Clenney’s defence team also sought to have the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office removed from the murder case, arguing that she could not receive a fair trial with the office continuing to prosecute the matter.