Judge Zoe Smith told the year-old he had a "very unpleasant attitude" toward women after she was shown footage of him pulling the covers from a naked woman as she lay in bed and slapping her bottom as she told him to stop. On the video, Shelton is abusive and obscene as he demands the woman perform a sex act with him.
It is not clear who filmed the video, which was recorded on a mobile phone and leaked online. Shelton's lawyer said the footage was leaked by someone who wanted to harm Shelton. Elaine Cousins of the Crown Prosecution Service said Shelton "clearly believed he was entitled to behave this way. He sexually assaulted his victim while she was in an extremely vulnerable position.
He knew this was being recorded on a mobile phone. After the video circulated online, Shelton's representative emailed a statement to The Fader.
Shelton called the video "misleading," but admitted to being "disappointed in the situation as well as myself," and promised to "reflect on the situation appropriately. Shelton was arrested in May at Heathrow Airport on charges of sexual assault related to the incident. Although he founded ASAP Mob, Shelton does not sing or rap but carries out creative duties and networks with others for the collective. In recent years he also became known for his streetwear clothing label Vlone.
Nike severed ties with the designer after the assault video was released. The navigation could not be loaded.
