Overview

• Superior Court Judge Gwendolyn Blue issued the sentence during a Sept. 18 virtual hearing and ordered Busey to have no contact with the victims, with court records noting a DNA-sample requirement.
• Busey pleaded guilty on July 31 to one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, telling the court the touching “was not an accidental touching.”
• The plea deal resulted in the dismissal of remaining counts after multiple women reported being groped during Monster-Mania Con at a Cherry Hill hotel in August 2022.
• Defense sought only a fine due to the 81-year-old’s health issues, but the judge cited his prior probationary cases in 2007 and 2021 in opting for probation.
• Busey has 45 days to appeal and may seek to transfer supervision to California as a separate civil lawsuit by two women proceeds.