Well-known Vietnamese comedian Minh Beo, real name Hong Quang Minh, will be sentenced to just 18 months in prison in the US for child sexual assault.

On August 10, the US's Orange County Superior Court held the sixth hearing on Minh Beo's case. At the trial, Minh Beo, 38 years old, pleaded guilty to having molested a 16-year-old boy and attempted to commit a lewd act on a child under 14.

Under the plea deal, Minh will be sentenced in 18 months in state prison and must register as a sex offender for life. The sentence will be announced by Orange County Superior Court in December this year.

Earlier, the Orange County news website cited state prosecutors as saying that in March this year, Minh Beo travelled from Vietnam to visit Orange County and Atlanta. On March 20, he met a group of dancers at a radio station talent show in Huntington Beach.

When a 16 year-old boy arrived for an audition three days later, Minh had oral sex with him. The boy later reported the incident to local police who launched an investigation.

Minh Beo also attempted to set up a meeting with an undercover officer who posed as a minor to approach him. He is accused of intending to commit a sexual assault at the meeting and was subsequently arrested.

Dtinews