Game of Thrones star Joseph Gatt appears in court over child sex charge as he’s supported by girlfriend Mercy Malick
GAME of Thrones star Joseph Gatt has appeared in court after being charged with having sexually explicit conversations with a minor online.
The British actor, 51, showed up in court in Los Angeles on Monday with his long-time girlfriend, actress Mercy Malick.
He is set to face a preliminary court hearing on December 18, ordered by LA Superior Court Judge Kim Nguyen.
He remains free on $5,000 (£3,960) bail.
The Englishman was arrested in April last year after cops showed up at his home with a search warrant.
LAPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force first started looking into the actor after a tip about his alleged online activities.
Gatt was charged with “contact with a minor for sexual offence” and felony possession of an assault weapon.
He pleaded not guilty to both charges at the time and was released on a $5,000 bail.
He was also banned from unsupervised time with minors, possessing pornography and using social media except for work purposes.
Following his arrest, Gatt, who has lived in the US for the past 18 years, denied the allegations in an X post.
He wrote at the time: “I obviously want to address the absolutely horrifying and completely untrue allegations recently leveled against me.
“They are 100% categorically wrong and reckless.
“I have confirmed errors and misleading information in today’s press release.
“I am fully cooperating with police and LAPD to get to the bottom of this.”
The actor continued in his claims: “I look forward to clearing my good name.
“Thank you to all of my friends and supporters who know that this is untrue and understand for legal reasons I cannot comment further on social media.”
His girlfriend Mercy, whom he’s been dating since 2009, reshared his statement online.
The actor is best known for his role as Thenn Warg on Game of Thrones.
He has also appeared on shows like Banshee as The Albino, played the Mute on Teen Wolf and had the role of Tristan in The 100.
He’s also been in various movies over the last couple of decades, including Thor, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Dumbo.