Actor Joseph Gatt, famed for playing Thenn Warg in Game Of Thrones, has appeared in court after being charged with having sexually explicit chats online with a minor.
The 51-year-old actor arrived at a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, October 2 with his longtime actress and writer girlfriend Mercy Malick, also 51, reports aceshowbiz.com. Gatt is free on a $5,000 bail after he was arrested in April 2022 on an outstanding felony warrant for “contact with a minor for a sexual offense” in L.A.
Superior Court judge presiding over the case, said during Gatt’s Monday court appearance the case would continue on December 4 after prosecutor Michael Fern said additional discovery was needed for it to progress.
Gatt’s appearance came 18 months after he was arrested in L.A. and his home was searched by police from the Juvenile Division’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He was charged with “contact with a minor for sexual offense” and faces a second charge of felony possession of an assault weapon.
He pleaded not guilty to both charges and under the terms of his $5,000 bail was barred from having unsupervised time with minors, as well as possessing pornography and f social media unless it was for work. “They are 100% categorically wrong and reckless,” he insisted and cooperating with police and LA Police Dept ” (IANS)
