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Harry Potter actor Nicholas Read admits exposing self at arcade | |
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An actor who appeared in the Harry Potter and Star Wars films has admitted exposing himself at a seaside arcade. | An actor who appeared in the Harry Potter and Star Wars films has admitted exposing himself at a seaside arcade. |
Nicholas Read, 48, was dressed as a jockey when he pulled his trousers down in front of a penny push machine at the amusement emporium. | Nicholas Read, 48, was dressed as a jockey when he pulled his trousers down in front of a penny push machine at the amusement emporium. |
Lincoln Magistrates' Court was told he was drunk and thought the 2p slot machine was a urinal. | Lincoln Magistrates' Court was told he was drunk and thought the 2p slot machine was a urinal. |
He was given a 12-month community order and a curfew after pleading guilty to outraging public decency. | He was given a 12-month community order and a curfew after pleading guilty to outraging public decency. |
The court heard Read, who played a goblin in the Harry Potter franchise and an Ewok in the Return of the Jedi, had been hired by a stag party. | The court heard Read, who played a goblin in the Harry Potter franchise and an Ewok in the Return of the Jedi, had been hired by a stag party. |
He was filmed dropping his trousers and exposing his buttocks at the Cashcade amusement arcade on Sea Lane, Ingoldmells, on 2 March. | |
Read more stories from across Lincolnshire | Read more stories from across Lincolnshire |
Within a few seconds, a member of staff is seen approaching Read and asking him to leave. | Within a few seconds, a member of staff is seen approaching Read and asking him to leave. |
He then pulls his trousers up and starts to walk out of the shot. | He then pulls his trousers up and starts to walk out of the shot. |
The video, shared on Facebook alongside a warning to business owners in the area, was seen by Read's ex-wife. | The video, shared on Facebook alongside a warning to business owners in the area, was seen by Read's ex-wife. |
She contacted him, the court heard, and Read said he had been "too drunk" to remember what happened. | She contacted him, the court heard, and Read said he had been "too drunk" to remember what happened. |
The actor, from Cheadle, Staffordshire, had been struggling for mainstream work and was hired by the stag party for the weekend, the court heard. | The actor, from Cheadle, Staffordshire, had been struggling for mainstream work and was hired by the stag party for the weekend, the court heard. |
Magistrates were told Read's career was going through a rough patch due to previous offences, including exposing himself to a teenage girl on a train in 2010. | Magistrates were told Read's career was going through a rough patch due to previous offences, including exposing himself to a teenage girl on a train in 2010. |
In that case he was found guilty of performing a sex act under cover of a juggler's hat. | In that case he was found guilty of performing a sex act under cover of a juggler's hat. |
Philippa Chatterton, in mitigation, said Read had shown "genuine remorse" for what happened. | |
She said he admitted having an alcohol problem and said he had now quit doing events where drink was involved. | |
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