Actor Gary Busey faces criminal sexual contact and harassment charges in connection with an incident at a horror movie fan rally in New Jersey, police said Saturday. .
The charges were filed Friday after authorities responded to reports of sex crimes at the convention, MonsterManiaCon. Cherry Hill Police Department said in a statement.
Busy, 78, from Malibu, California, was scheduled to be a featured guest at the event, which took place August 12-14 at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia.
Busey was charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, and one count of harassment. Police said the investigation was continuing. Additional billing details were not immediately available.
Police did not immediately respond to Saturday’s calls and emails, and the Camden County Attorney’s Office referred the question to police. I didn’t get it.
Tournament attorney Nikitas Moustakas said the tournament company was “supporting authorities in an investigation of an alleged incident involving attendees and celebrity guests” at the tournament in Cherry Hill last weekend. .
“Shortly after receiving complaints from attendees, celebrity guests were removed from the convention and instructed not to return,” he said. The safety and well-being of all participants is of utmost importance to Monstermania, and the company will not tolerate any behavior that could compromise those values.”
Busey, who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story, has struggled with substance abuse in the past and hasCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew“
In 1988, he was seriously injured when he lost control while driving without a helmet near downtown Los Angeles. He suffered a severe head injury and underwent intensive surgery.
Mr. Busey has appeared in a number of films, including Lethal Weapon (1987), Under Siege (1992), and the TV series Entourage. In 2019, he played the role of God in the Off-Broadway musical “Only Human.”