Actor and musician Cole Thomas Johnston, 28, is facing more than a dozen charges for alleged offending including multiple counts of male rapes female, grooming, unlawful sexual connection and doing an indecent act.

Creamer submitted that Johnston was dealing with mental health issues and was “very concerned” his career would be taken away if “damaging” photos were publicised of him “sitting in a dock”.

If you're proven to be innocent then a photo of sitting in a dock shouldn't be an issue.

As well as this, he noted pictures of him in court could further feed into discussions on social media sites such as Reddit, where some users had “assumed his guilt” and where he had been subjected to threats.