Stoney Westmoreland, a former Disney actor, has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to persuade a youngster to have s*x with him.
The 52-year-old accepted a plea agreement, according to TMZ, and admitted to using interstate facilities to transfer information about a minor. Following his incarceration, he will be placed on supervised release for ten years and will be compelled to submit to DNA testing and register as a s*x offender. His computer equipment will also be checked at random, and he must notify authorities of all of his electronic accounts, such as email and social media. He’s also not allowed to interact with anyone under the age of 18 unless an adult is present.
What did Stoney Westmoreland do?
According to officials, Westmoreland met with a 13-year-old on the dating app Grindr, with whom he sent obscene images, and on December 13, 2018, the actor met the youngster to take him back to his hotel room via a ridesharing service. That day, he was arrested, and Disney broke connections with him a few hours later. Westmoreland began conversing online with a user he felt was underage “on an Internet app designed for dating and meeting individuals for the purpose of participating in sexual behavior,” according to an affidavit filed in June 2022 in the 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City.
Wendy Lewis, Westmoreland’s lawyer, told the site that the actor was originally charged with enticement of a minor via the internet, which could have landed him in prison for up to ten years.
The former Andi Mack star was arrested in Salt Lake City in December 2018 for allegedly arranging s*x with a minor. Westmoreland used the dating app Grindr to meet with a 13-year-old with whom he sent obscene images, according to officials. Westmoreland, on the other hand, was conversing with an undercover officer who was posing as a juvenile.
Stoney Westmoreland’s net worth is unknown
Westmoreland is an American actor and producer who has appeared in films such as ‘Matchstick Men,’ ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Golden Boy,’ ‘Scandal,’ and many others. His most recent appearance was in the Disney television series “Andi Mack,” in which he played Ham Mack and won a lot of recognition and money. Westmoreland’s net worth is estimated to be in the $1 million range. He makes a salary of roughly $100,000 each year.
Following his arrest, Disney fired Westmoreland. Following his firing, the firm published a statement. In 2018, a representative for Disney Channel announced, “Stoney Westmoreland, an actor working on the series Andi Mack, was arrested in Salt Lake City today.” “We have dismissed him from his recurrent position and he will not be returning to work on the series, which closes production on its third season next week, given the nature of the charges and our responsibility for the wellbeing of working kids.”
Andi Mack’s grandfather, Ham, was played by Westmoreland, who appeared in 39 episodes over three seasons.