A dwarf who appeared in the Harry Potter and Star Wars films has dodged a short spell behind bars for indecently exposing himself to a teenager on a train.
Former pantomime star Nicholas Read, who played an Ewok in Return Of The Jedi, was given a suspended 20-week jail term after a judge said it would offer the best opportunity for rehabilitation.
Read, of Wade Close, Cheadle, north Staffordshire, was convicted of indecent exposure last month after a 17-year-old girl told Leicester Crown Court how the actor performed a sex act under the cover of a juggler's hat.
The celebrity was shown mercy by Recorder Richard Bond despite having previous convictions for sexual offences, including an incident in which he clambered into the bed of a stage manager and his girlfriend.
The 40-year-old's previous convictions also included a series of random and explicit phone calls made to women from a hotel room as long ago as 1995.
Passing sentence, Mr Bond said: A relatively short sentence of imprisonment will not help you, and it certainly will not protect the public from your fantasies.
I have had to ask myself this question: is this a case where not just you, but more importantly, the public would benefit from you receiving a short custodial sentence? The answer to that is no.
The judge imposed two specific requirements on Read, which will require him to be supervised by the Probation Service and to undertake a community sex offender group work programme.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...rf-spared-jail-over-jugglers-hat-sex-act.html
Question: Do you agree with Judge Bond? Why or why not?
Former pantomime star Nicholas Read, who played an Ewok in Return Of The Jedi, was given a suspended 20-week jail term after a judge said it would offer the best opportunity for rehabilitation.
Read, of Wade Close, Cheadle, north Staffordshire, was convicted of indecent exposure last month after a 17-year-old girl told Leicester Crown Court how the actor performed a sex act under the cover of a juggler's hat.
The celebrity was shown mercy by Recorder Richard Bond despite having previous convictions for sexual offences, including an incident in which he clambered into the bed of a stage manager and his girlfriend.
The 40-year-old's previous convictions also included a series of random and explicit phone calls made to women from a hotel room as long ago as 1995.
Passing sentence, Mr Bond said: A relatively short sentence of imprisonment will not help you, and it certainly will not protect the public from your fantasies.
I have had to ask myself this question: is this a case where not just you, but more importantly, the public would benefit from you receiving a short custodial sentence? The answer to that is no.
The judge imposed two specific requirements on Read, which will require him to be supervised by the Probation Service and to undertake a community sex offender group work programme.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...rf-spared-jail-over-jugglers-hat-sex-act.html
Question: Do you agree with Judge Bond? Why or why not?
