Singer Akon Pleads Guilty

On Wednesday, the singer Akon pleaded guilty to harassment for tossing a teenage fan off of a stage at a concert in upstate New York in June of 2007. He will not serve any jail time but he will have to perform 65 hours of community service and pay a $250 fine due to his plea bargain. He was originally charged with misdemeanor endangerment of the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment, which is a violation.

Akon Goes to Trial in Fan Tossing Case

The singer Akon will go to trial on criminal charges that he tossed a fan offstage at a concert last summer. He is being accused tossing a teenager off of a stage during a concert in June of 2007 at a minor league baseball stadium near Poughkeepsie. Another woman claimed that she suffered a concussion when the tossed boy landed on her.

Akon is due back in court on December 1st. In December, he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment.

Singer Akon Charged in Fan Tossing Case

The singer Akon is facing criminal charges after a fan claimed that she suffered a concussion when Akon tossed a teengager off the stage and onto her in the concert crowd. Akon is scheduled to appear in Fishkill Town Court on Monday morning for arraignment on a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment.

The situation began when someone at a concert threw something at Akon and he asked the crowd to point out the person who did it. A security guard picked out a 15 year old boy and sent him up on stage. Akon lifted the boy onto his shoulders and threw him into the crowd. The boy landed on a woman named Abby Rosa who received a concussion.