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GAME of Thrones actor Joseph Gatt has appeared in court after allegedly having sexually explicit conversations with a minor online.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was arrested in April last year after cops showed up at his home with a search warrant.<\/p>\n


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The British actor, 51, appeared in an LA courtroom on Monday with his longtime girlfriend, actress Mercy Malick.<\/p>\n

He was previously charged with "contact with a minor for sexual offence" and felony possession of an assault weapon.<\/p>\n

He has remained free on bail since the arrest and appeared sombre as he showed up at court wearing a black shirt and brown trousers.<\/p>\n

Judge Enrique Monguia later said the hearing would reconvene in December as prosecutors need more time for "additional discovery".<\/p>\n

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LAPD\u2019s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force first started looking into the actor after a tip about his alleged online activities.<\/p>\n

He pleaded not guilty to both charges at the time.<\/p>\n

Gatt, who was born in London, was released on a $5,000 bail.<\/p>\n

He was also banned from unsupervised time with minors, possessing pornography and using social media except for work purposes.<\/p>\n

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Cops also found he had an outstanding felony warrant for a similar offence involving a minor during their investigation, KTLA reported.<\/p>\n

Detectives then began searching for any other possible victims who the actor may have been in contact with.<\/p>\n

Gatt denied the allegations in a social media post around the time of his arrest.<\/p>\n

He wrote on X, formerly Twitter: \u201cI obviously want to address the absolutely horrifying and completely untrue allegations recently levelled against me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are 100% categorically wrong and reckless.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI have confirmed errors and misleading information in today's press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am fully cooperating with police and LAPD to get to the bottom of this. I look forward to clearing my good name."<\/p>\n

His girlfriend, actress and writer Mercy, who he's been dating since 2009, reshared his statement online at the time.<\/p>\n

The pair appeared together in court yesterday.<\/p>\n

Alongside his role as Thenn Warg on Game of Thrones, Joseph also appeared on shows like Banshee, Teen Wolf and The 100.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s also been in various movies over the last couple of decades, including Thor, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Dumbo.<\/p>\n

He was born in Notting Hill, London, but has lived in the US for the past 18 years.<\/p>\n


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