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Subject: Brother Beyond's Nathan Moore fined for kerb crawling
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Ananova:
Ex-pop star fined
Nathan Moore, former singer with pop groups Brother Beyond and Worlds Apart,
has pleaded guilty to a charge of kerb crawling in central London.
According to BBC online the 39-year-old from Islington, London appeared at
"I am really sorry for being here today," Mr Moore told magistrates. "I
would really like to close this now."
The former pop singer was arrested on 27 May in the Kings Cross area.
The court heard he approached a woman he thought was a prostitute and
requested a sexual favour. But the woman was actually an undercover police
officer. After riding away on his moped he was arrested by two other
officers for soliciting a female.
Mr Moore told magistrates he had considered asking for an adjournment but
now wanted "to put this matter away and get it finished. I am just going to
accept my punishment," he said.
Magistrates considered imposing an Anti-Social Behaviour Order to ban Mr
Moore from the Kings Cross area but decided it had been a "one-off" offence.
Outside the court the '80s pop idol told reporters he had wanted to avoid a
high-profile trial. He said: "I pleaded guilty knowing I am innocent because
I am really fed up with the press intrusion."
Working with producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman, Brother Beyond had a
number of chart hits in 1988-89. These included The Harder I Try, which
reached number two in July 1998. Mr Moore later joined Worlds Apart,
enjoying success in the UK and France in 1993 and 94.
He now manages pop act Phixx, Eurovision contestant James Fox and former Pop
Idol contestant Hayley Evetts.
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