Sunshine on Leith s Kevin Guthrie jailed for three years for sexual assault of actress
Actor Kevin Guthrie - whose acting credits include Sunshine on Leith, Edie and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court found him guilty of sexual assault
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Kevin Guthrie is going to prison for three years.
The Scottish actor, 33, was found guilty of sexual assault at Glasgow Sheriff Court in April and sentenced today.
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Scottish actor, Kevin Guthrie, who played Abernathy in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a vulnerable actress when she was unwell after a night out.
The Glaswegian actor, 33, was found guilty last month of sexually assaulting the unidentified actress in September 2017, in what the judge branded a ‘heinous crime’.
Kevin took advantage of a 29-year-old woman inside the flat of fellow actor Scott Reid in Glasgow between September 30 and October 1, 2017.
According to The Sun, the actor, who also appeared in Sunshine on Leith, insisted he had only ‘helped’ the woman after she began to feel unwell but his DNA was found inside her underwear.
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Guthrie, 33, had insisted he had only “helped” the woman that night – but his DNA was found on the inside of her underwear.
The predator was found guilty of sexual assault at Glasgow Sheriff Court after denying the charge.
The attack occurred between September 30 and October 1 2017.
Guthrie, of the city s Yorkhill, appeared at court backed by a crowd of supporters.
He showed no emotion as he was locked up and put on the Sex Offenders’ Register for an indefinite period.
Scottish actor Kevin Guthrie poses for a photocall of Sunset Song. Photo: Ander Gillenea/AFP via Getty Images
Sheriff Hughes said: “You had an educational background and worked extremely hard to get a part in acting in acclaimed films.
Kevin Guthrie was jailed for three years SHAMED SCOTS actor Kevin Guthrie who sexually assaulted a vulnerable actress has been jailed for three years. The Sunshine on Leith star, 33, took advantage of the 29-year-old woman who had appeared unwell after a night out. The incident occurred at the flat of fellow actor Scott Reid - Methadone Mick in BBC’s Still Game. Guthrie had insisted he had only “helped” the woman that night - but his DNA was found on the inside of her underwear. The predator was found guilty of sexual assault at Glasgow Sheriff Court after denying the charge.
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