Murdoch Pie Assailant Convicted of Assault
Also guilty of 'causing harassment, alarm or distress'
Jonathan May-Bowles, the British comedian who attempted to pie Rupert Murdoch at a Parliamentary hearing last week, has been convicted of assault and causing harassment, alarm or distress, the Guardian reports.
In a 15-minute hearing at Westminster magistrates court, May-Bowles (also known as Jonnie Marbles) spoke only to confirm his name, age, and address and to plead guilty to the two charges.
Prosecutor Rav Chodha accused the defendant of using “threatening, abusive, or insulting words and behavior,” but added that Murdoch didn’t support the assault charge.
District judge Daphne Wickham ordered May-Bowles to return to court to be sentenced on Aug.
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