Gary Busey, 81,  pleads guilty to groping woman at NJ convention

Gary Busey, 81, has pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. 

During a Zoom hearing about the incident, which happened in 2022 at a horror movie convention in New Jersey, the “Lethal Weapon” actor admitted to inappropriately touching a woman on Aug 13, 2022. 

“It was not an accidental touching,” the “A Star Is Born” actor told the judge on Thursday, per the Daily News.

The Post reached out to his reps for comment. 

The incident happened at the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, which ran from August 12-14 of 2022. 

Busey was accused of groping at least three women during photo ops at the convention, and trying to undo one woman’s bra at the event.

The Oscar-nominated actor denied the allegations at the time.

“It took less than 10 seconds and they left. Then they made up a story that I assaulted them sexually,” he said. The “Point Break” star said he doesn’t “carry any regrets” because “nothing happened.”

“It was all false,” he told TMZ at the time. 

“Immediately upon receiving a complaint from the attendees, the celebrity guest was removed from the convention and instructed not to return,” Monster-Mania Convention said in a Facebook post soon after the charges were announced, referring to Busey.

“Monster-Mania also encouraged the attendees to contact the police to file a report.”

Photographers captured an image of Busey pulling his pants down at a public park in Malibu, California, one day after he was charged with the sex crimes.

He was initially charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment. 

Three of those charges were dropped due to the plea agreement on Thursday. 

For the one remaining count – criminal sexual contact – the actor could face fines, as well as between one to five years of probation. 

His sentencing is currently scheduled for Sept. 18.