Footballer charged with making homophobic gesture during Albion match
A footballer will appear in court after fans claimed he made repeated homophobic gestures during a match.
Blackburn player Colin Kazim-Richards, 26, has been summonsed to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on August 22 to answer a charge under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
The summons relates to an alleged gesture that Kazim-Richards made to the crowd when he was playing for Blackburn Rovers in a Championship football match Albion at the Amex on February 12.
The Turkey international was interviewed by officers from Sussex Police about the alleged incident earlier this year.
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