Cuba Gooding Jr. avoids jail time after plea deal in Manhattan sex abuse case
foxnews.comActor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s criminal record has been wiped clean. After completing the terms of his no-jail plea deal in his Manhattan sex abuse case, the "Jerry Maguire" star had his charge downgraded Thursday to second-degree harassment for kissing a woman against her will at a nightclub in 2018.
Prosecutor Coleen Balbert said Thursday Gooding had completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling, allowing him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a harassment violation.
Balbert said she has received "positive reports for the last six months" from Gooding’s therapist. Cuba Gooding Jr. will avoid jail time in his 2018 sexual abuse case. (AP Images) The Oscar-winning actor successfully completed six months of alcohol treatment, a condition of his plea agreement reached in April with the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Previously, the actor had faced six counts of sexual abuse and forcible touching for allegedly groping three women on separate occasions in New York City.
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