“Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Gatt has been arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for Contact with a Minor for Sexual Offense under the California Penal Code, the Los Angeles Police Department announced on April 12.
Officials said in a news release Tuesday that police served Gatt, 50, with a residential search warrant at his home early April 6 at around 4:45 a.m. after receiving a tip-off that he had been engaged in online sexually explicit communication with a minor across state lines.
He was subsequently arrested by police on an outstanding felony warrant. An investigation into the matter is ongoing, officials said.
Gatt was released on $5,000 bail after a few hours, according to multiple reports.