Overview

• A Camden County judge sentenced the 81-year-old actor to probation during a virtual hearing on Thursday, and Busey did not speak.
• Busey pleaded guilty this summer to one count of criminal sexual contact for touching a woman's buttocks over clothing during an 8–10 second photo op.
• Three other charges were dismissed under the plea deal, after initial counts included two fourth-degree criminal sexual contact charges, attempted contact, and harassment.
• Attorney Blair R. Zwillman sought a monetary penalty only, citing early dementia and mobility issues, but Judge Gwendolyn Blue ordered probation.
• The case stems from the 2022 Monster-Mania Convention in Cherry Hill, where at least three women reported inappropriate touching, police bodycam video showed officers questioning Busey, and organizers removed the guest and urged attendees to contact authorities.