Game of Thrones actor Joseph Gatt arrested on suspicion of having sex with a minor

Actor Joseph Gatt, best known for his roles in “Game of Thrones” and “Banshee”, has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of having “explicit sexual contact with a minor across the state line” via the Internet.

“On April 6, 2022, at 4:45 a.m., detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Juvenile Division, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, served a residential search warrant on Joseph Gat’s home. Was engaged in explicit sexual contact with a minor online, “LAPD announced in a press release on Tuesday.

“He was subsequently arrested by detectives on a California Penal Code 288.3 (a) – a felony criminal warrant for contacting a minor for a sexual offense,” the statement continued. Police added that this is an “ongoing investigation” and requested that anyone with additional information contact the police. GATT was released on $ 5,000 bail.

Gat went on Twitter on Wednesday and vehemently denied the allegations against him.

“I clearly want to resolve the horrific and completely untrue allegations made against me,” he wrote. “They are 100% clearly wrong and reckless. I have confirmed the errors and misleading information in today’s press release. I am fully cooperating with the police and LAPD to get to the bottom of this. I look forward to hearing from you soon. “

“Thanks to all my friends and supporters who know it is untrue and for legal reasons that I can no longer comment on social media,” he added.

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– Joseph Gatt (MeetJoeGatt) April 13, 2022

News of Gat’s arrest comes just days before the release of his latest project, the supernatural horror thriller “Titanic 666”.

ET Tube was on the set of the original horror project, and Gat – who made a career out of acting as an influential, terrifying villain – explained why he loved playing the bad guy.

“Oh, it’s a lot of fun to play with a bad guy. Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either. Looks like BT aint for me either. “Bad guys are always more attractive. I mean we don’t get the girl, or the guy at the end of the day, but we can do other fun things. No, I’d rather play bad guys.”

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