Breaking News: Akon Pleads Guilty In Kid Tossing Incident

December 17, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (RushPRnews)12/17/08-Akon Yo! Raps has just learned that Akon just pleaded guilty over that incident where he grabbed a kid and threw him off a stage at a concert in 2007. TMZ is reporting that the Konvict CEO was sentenced to 65 hours community service and $350 in fines. The singer copped a guilty plea to the charge of harassment in the second degree.

In the courtroom Akon was confronted by the toss-victim's father who said, "You threw my son off the stage!" Akon's people told TMZ, "We are pleased that the case has been resolved and Akon looks forward to putting this unfortunate incident behind him."

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