A football fan repeatedly shouted homophobic abuse towards fans and players during a match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest. The incident happened on October 18 last year when the man was watching the match, which finished 0-0, at the Amex Stadium in Brighton.
James Grainger-Brown, of St Francis Close, Haywards, Heath, was sat in the away section of the stadium and was heard making the comments. Fellow supporters reported him to the club stewards, and fans from the home section of the stadium also reported his comments.
Grainger-Brown's behaviour was observed by stewards, and so he switched places in the stand for the second half of the game but continued to shout homophobic abuse, according to police. He was detained by stewards and later charged with the offence under the Public Order Act.
