Molina and 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, were together for seven years, beginning in 2011. The two met while working at the Stay Fresh deli in Bushwick, Brooklyn, after Hernandez dropped out of school at age 16 following his father's murder. The two stayed together during his formative period as a rapper and gang member. They had a daughter together in 2015.
The first time Hernandez beat her, Molina said, was when she visited him in Dubai in October 2018 . She said Hernandez admitted to having multiple STDs after cheating on her with dozens of women. He, in turn, accused Molina of cheating on him with Kifano "Shotti" Jordan, a fugitive who Hernandez made his manager, the Daily Beast reported. When Molina denied cheating on him, she says he punched her, driving "a hair extension into her scalp," according to the Daily Beast.
"I was leaking blood," she said. "There was blood on the hotel pillow cases. He got scared."
It was the beginning of several instances where Hernandez beat and, on at least one occasion, sexually assaulted Molina, according to her account. Hernandez's attorney did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.
At some point during this period, Hernandez also filmed a commercial for a sex toy shop advocating for preventing violence against women, where he said he learned "how to treat women with dignity and respect."
Molina said that in August 2018, she confronted Hernandez about supposed cheating the previous night. Hernandez responded by beating her again, she said. A month later, she claimed, he evicted her from the apartment. Molina said she and their daughter went to a hotel in Brooklyn, which kept her out of sight as federal authorities raided Hernandez's apartment days after the eviction.
During their raid, the federal authorities supposedly found an assault rifle, which Molina said inspired Hernandez to try to set things straight. Hernandez moved into his mother's house on Long Island, and Molina and their daughter joined them.
"He was very aggressive," Molina told the Daily Beast. "He didn't want to talk about it. He dragged me by my hair and slapped me in my face, which caused the black eye."
Hernandez was arrested on November 19 , charged with illegal firearms possession, racketeering, and assisting in attempted murder. At that point, Molina said, she was already done with him.
Since then, Hernandez has been in a legal quagmire.