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OMG! Jonas ‘Basshunter’ Altberg charged with sexual assault

Frankie

48404, GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - Friday December 10 2010. Jonas Altberg of Basshunter at Radio Clyde's second Cash for Kids Christmas lunch at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. Celebrities performed to raise money to benefit vulnerable children in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. Photograph: Fred Lee, PacificCoastNews.com

Basshunter has been charged with assaulting two female fans after a gig at Kitty’s nightclub in Kirkcaldy.

According to news.stv.tv, Jonas Altbert is facing a sex attack charges over claims he assaulted two female fans at a Scottish nightclub gig.

Officers quizzed the Celebrity Big Brother star over claims that he attacked the two girls, and he was eventually charged under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009.

He was released on bail and will appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court – just yards from the scene of the alleged attack – to answer the charges in January.

A spokesman for Fife Constabulary confirmed charges had been brought against him.

He said: “Police in Fife can confirm that a 25-year-old man has been arrested in relation to alleged offences committed at Kitty’s, Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy, and has been bailed to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in due course.”

Kitty’s apologised to fans and said: “We were totally embarrassed by his conduct.”