Boy George takes in DJ bailed over paedo rap

  

Marnoch and Boy George at bash last year

BOY George allowed a DJ pal to use his home as a bail address while awaiting trial for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old lad in a public loo.

Accused ... Anthony Marnoch outside court

Anthony Marnoch, 43 — freed on £10,000 bail — has been staying at the former Culture Club singer's mansion since December 12.

But when The Sun told the judge in his case, he ordered that Marnoch find a new bail address due to Boy George's conviction in an unrelated trial for chaining a male escort to his bed.

At London's Blackfriars Crown Court, Judge Daniel Worsley praised The Sun for its work and thanked reporter Gary O'Shea for his tip-off.

He said it was “entirely unsuitable” for Marnoch, known as DJ Fat Tony, to stay at Boy George's plush home in North London.

He added: “It is the actions of The Sun that have drawn the court's attention to the unsuitability of the address and I am grateful.”

In an important victory for press freedom, the judge threw out a bid from Marnoch's legal team to stop us revealing he used the 47-year-old singer's home.

He said there was “not a significant risk” to the accused receiving a fair trial on May 11.

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