Broadway Actor Pleads Guilty To Backstage Sex With Fan, 15

New York Times   |  ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS   |   January 4, 2008 10:50 AM


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A Broadway actor admitted on Thursday that in 2001 he seduced a 15-year-old girl who visited him backstage, and agreed as part of a plea bargain to reveal that admission to anybody he works for in film, television or theater for up to the next three years.

The actor, James Barbour, was accused of having criminal sexual contact with a high school student who was an aspiring actress when she attended a performance of "Jane Eyre" in June 2001.

The student's drama teacher arranged for her to visit the Brooks Atkinson Theater with her parents. Mr. Barbour told Justice Micki A. Scherer of State Supreme Court in Manhattan that the girl visited him in his dressing room before the final curtain call and that he fondled her, knowing that she was only 15 years old.

He also told the judge that he had oral sex with the girl in his apartment the next month. She did not come forward with her account for several years.

Keep reading

See James Barbour's official website

Read a 2004 Broadway World interview with Barbour, in which he talks about his cookie-baking fans.

See Barbour's Broadway credits

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- rektruax See Profile I'm a Fan of rektruax permalink

Not quite sure why Huff is even giving this (virtual) ink. This guy is strictly "second string" as they say.

Most here that say he should have used better judgement are 100 percent correct. On the other hand, 15 year old girls know exactly who they want to give some pussy/a blowjob to.

No "victims" here. Just a guy who thought poorly, and a girl who got/gave some head and talked about it 6 years later.

Are you going to honestly tell me that Elvis, Jagger, Page, Plant, Townsend, Clapton, Berry, Little Richard, etc... never got their pecker sucked by a less than 18 year old?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:27 PM on 01/06/2008
- watchingthings See Profile I'm a Fan of watchingthings permalink

Why wasn't this guy charged under the criminal code, like any normal slob would have been?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:43 PM on 01/06/2008
- slobone See Profile I'm a Fan of slobone permalink

Regardless, I think we can all agree this guy must be pretty stupid. And I think his agreement to tell everybody he works with that he's a sex offender is pretty much moot -- he ain't going to be working after his current contracts run out.

At least not ON stage. Maybe he can have a career behind the scenes where nobody has to pay to see him.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:28 AM on 01/06/2008
- bartonfink See Profile I'm a Fan of bartonfink permalink

not to defend this guy, I worked w/him in florida last year and he was a self-absorbed jerk, but give me a break, there was no consent? hooking up w/him didn't look like a opportunity to "break into the biz" or whatever? gosh, those 15 yr olds are like soooo stupid and gullible! right up until when they're not. he's an idiot and a lawbreaker, she's merely a very crafty victim...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:22 AM on 01/06/2008
- GuyFawkes See Profile I'm a Fan of GuyFawkes permalink

I'm shocked!!!

A Broadway actor is straight??

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:05 PM on 01/05/2008
- prymal See Profile I'm a Fan of prymal permalink


"...... The student's drama teacher arranged for her to visit the Brooks Atkinson Theater with her parents......."

Her parents were with her?
What did they do,...Watch?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:14 PM on 01/05/2008
- FreedomCorpse See Profile I'm a Fan of FreedomCorpse permalink

Any wealthy media talking head like Rush Limbaugh or wall street type are smarter than other celebrities, they go to Haiti or some other piss poor nation to exploit youngsters there.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:30 AM on 01/05/2008
- peepeeray See Profile I'm a Fan of peepeeray permalink

I think the "aspiring actress" was trying to get pregnant. That's a shortcut to having your own show on Nickelodien.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:59 PM on 01/04/2008
- 1rewd1 See Profile I'm a Fan of 1rewd1 permalink

The real question is "was she hot"? 'Cause if she wasn't then the man needs therapy ....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:33 PM on 01/04/2008
- MA See Profile I'm a Fan of MA permalink

It's called ACTING!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:55 PM on 01/04/2008
- BuyRubles See Profile I'm a Fan of BuyRubles permalink

THE GIRL IS A slut, plain and simple. Who gives a guy oral sex, regardless of age, after having met them for a few minutes? SHE went to the persons apartment on her own. she is to blame.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:58 PM on 01/04/2008
- WilliePilgrim See Profile I'm a Fan of WilliePilgrim permalink

So, how did this age thing start? I mean, if having sex with a 15 year old is somehow immoral are most of my ancestors pedophiles? I mean, really for most of our evolutionary history one became sexually active when one was OK with it. As it is now, some have sex when it's legal but they're obviously not ready...so what about this age thing? Are the socially aware types who condemn this as immoral simply because it violates some crazy law demanded by sex-negative christian lawmakers in the last few decades aware that they undermine the rights of individuals to live to their potential and that potential is for them to decide?
Oh, and if you think something magical happens on people's 18th birthday or something, you might want to read up on evolutionary biology or join the local religious puritans who would love to see these kinds of broad brushed laws on morality spread far and wide.
I say, give the sexually active folk in our society some slack. If it's consensual and enjoyable it's fine with me..and a step in the right direction towards a more natural attitude towards our sexuality and our individual rates of development...and our evolutionary history.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:45 PM on 01/04/2008
- mrcontinental See Profile I'm a Fan of mrcontinental permalink

Should have been in Mississippi pal. They don't believe in that statutory rape stuff.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:12 PM on 01/04/2008
- jcutbirth See Profile I'm a Fan of jcutbirth permalink

There are HETEROSEXUALS working on Broadway???!?!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:28 PM on 01/04/2008
- tinkaboutit See Profile I'm a Fan of tinkaboutit permalink

So what. If it aint rape its great.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:58 PM on 01/04/2008
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