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Streaker may face U.S. jail

Mar 15 2004

By Matt Slater Echo Reporter, Liverpool Echo

 

Serial streaker Mark Roberts does the 2004 Superbowl

SERIAL streaker Mark Roberts from Liverpool will appear before Paris judges this week for running naked on to the court during the French Open tennis tournament.

Roberts, 39, will appear on Thursday for stripping off his clothes before a sell-out crowd.

It is likely the case will be adjourned, but Roberts could face jail later this month when he is due in court in America.

US prosecutors want to put him behind bars for a stunt which caused national unrest at American football's Superbowl.

Families in the stadium and millions around the world watched his actions on TV.

US football chiefs say they are disgusted, and prosecutors in Houston, where the game took place, say a trespassing charge will not be dropped.

It carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a hefty fine.

Roberts, from Kensington, admitted: "I could go to jail for six months and be fined £1,100. It does scare me.

"I will be going to America, but have not decided the best way to deal with what will happen in court.

"My solicitor in America will advise me and I am hoping they do not send me to jail.

"But I am dreading what could happen." Roberts ran on the pitch dressed as a referee as the second half of the showpiece Superbowl game was about to begin.

He whipped off the outfit by pulling on a piece of Velcro and then did an Irish jig in front of spectators.

A burly American football player crashed into him as security staff moved in to drag him away. He was arrested and charged with trespassing.

During his first court appearance in Houston, he did not enter a plea and was told he must return on March 30.

His lawyer in Houston, Sharon Levine, said: "The prosecution have certainly shown no signs of dropping the charge."

 

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