United Kingdom, Aug. 16 -- Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.

The Beautiful Girls hitmaker - whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson - and his mother, Janice Turner, were found guilty of five counts of wire fraud in March following a federal trial and faced up to 20 years in jail for each charge.

But on Friday (15.08.25), Sean apologised in front of Judge David Leibowitz and said he had learned a lesson, and though his attorney asked the 35-year-old star be allowed to leave and surrender at a later date for health reasons, the judge refused and he was immediately taken into custody.

His attorney, Zeljka Bozanic, told Entertainment Weekly the musician is taking the situation "as a learning experience"....