Gary Busey pleads guilty to groping woman at horror film convention, Entertainment News
The 81-year-old actor admitted that he deliberately touched a woman inappropriately while posing with fans as he pleaded guilty to criminal sexual misconduct at a virtual court appearance on Thursday (July 31).
The incident occurred at the Monster-Mania Con in August 2022 as Busey was accused of groping several women who filed reports with the police.
The Lethal Weapon star was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, one count of attempting criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree and one disorderly count of harassment.
Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will drop the remaining charges against Gary - who faces between one to five years of probation and fines.
He has also agreed not to contact the victim.
Gary - who appeared distracted during the hearing and was scolded by judge Gwendolyn Blue for drinking from a soda can - will be sentenced on Sept 18.
His guilty plea comes after he initially claimed that the women had made up their accusations.
Busey told TMZ in 2022: "None of that happened.
"There was a partner, a camera lady, and me and two girls. It took less than 10 seconds, and then they left. Then, they made up this story that I assaulted them sexually - but I did not."
It is not the first time that the Oscar-nominated actor has fallen foul of the law as he faced drug charges in 1995 after being hospitalised following a near-fatal cocaine overdose.
The Point Break star - who suffered permanent brain damage in a 1988 motorcycle accident - has previously been arrested on charges of spousal abuse and was also accused of sexual assault by a female employee when he took part in the Celebrity Apprentice in 2011.
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Busey's son Luke previously recalled how the motorcycle accident completely changed his father's personality after he underwent brain surgery to recover from his serious injuries.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: "At 17, I had to teach him with my mom to talk, to eat, to feed himself. To walk again. To write. That was very difficult for me at that age. The post-accident version of him turned his personality up to 11. I feel like I lost my dad on Dec 4, 1988."
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