Actor Gary Busey is facing sex offence charges that allegedly occurred during the annual Monster Mania Convention held at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey last weekend, according to police.
Gary Busey was charged Friday with sex offenses stemming from an appearance at a horror fan convention in New Jersey earlier this month. The 78-year-old actor,
is facing multiple sex offense charges after attending a festival in new jersey. to jean casarez. do we know exactly what happened there? reporter: well, let s talk about, first, what we do know. let s look at the time line. it was a convention. it was last weekend in cherry hill, new jersey, monster mania. all the fans come out. gary busey was to be the celebrity guest three days. during the course of that weekend the cherry hill police of new jersey tell us they were called to the hotel because of allegations of a report of a sex offense. and so at that point nothing was done, and then you have last week on friday they actually filed, and this is the police department not the district attorney s office, the police depa department, filed charges. now let s look at what they are. first of all, two counts of criminal sexual contact, fourth degree. one count of criminal attempt, criminal sexual contact, fourth
last week and print attorney representing monster mania released a statement confirming there was an alleged incident involving attendees and the celebrity guest. it reads in part, it merely upon receiving a complaint from the attendee, the celebrity guest was removed from the convention and instructed not to return. monster mania also encourage the attendees to contact the police to file a report. the attorney also stated that monster made it will continue to assist the authorities and any and every way possible. arthel: christina coleman live in los angeles, thank you christina. eric: atlanta braves outfielder marcell ozuna is back for the line up in the game against the houston astros but that just days after his dui arrest in georgia. police said that major league slugger was pulled over for speeding and swerving in and out of his lane early on friday morning. ed happens to be the second time in 15 months he has faced legal trouble. charles watson live in atlanta with more details