'Sunshine On Leith' Star Kevin Guthrie Gets Prison Sentence In Sexual Assault Case

Kevin Guthrie jailed: The Scottish actor, best known for roles in Sunshine on Leith and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, has received a three-year prison sentence in connection to a sexual assault incident from September 2017.

The matter came to light last year September, when Guthrie was charged with sexual assault against a woman in Glasgow. A trial was scheduled for January. During the delay in trial, owing to the pandemic, the 33-year-old was on interim bail.

In April this year, he was convicted in Glasgow of sex crimes by the Sheriff Court, after forensics experts ascertained evidence on the survivor's underwear, as per the BBC. Guthrie was placed on the Sexual Offenders Register and sentenced to three years in jail.

Kevin Guthrie Jailed: About The Sexual Assault Case

The 2017 incident reportedly occurred at actor Scott Reid's flat in Glasgow, Scotland. The survivor, a 29-year-old woman, was to meet with Reid and Guthrie on the day. Upon feeling ill, she was taken to Reid's residence, where he left to call the health helpline. Guthrie stayed behind "to make sure she was okay."

The survivor told the court, "I remember my top being lifted up and my bra being held down." She claimed Guthrie performed sexual acts on her, kissing and groping her.

Guthrie denied the allegations. Forensics, however, said Guthrie's DNA was found on her underwear.

After his conviction in 2021, Guthrie was dropped by the BBC with whom he was undertaking multiple projects, most prominently programme Inside Central Station. IMDb listings showed Guthrie would reprise his role as Abernathy in the third film of the Fantastic Beasts series, however producers Warner Bros confirmed to Deadline that he is not part of the project.