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A spokesman for Iler said that District Attorney Robert Morgenthau was trying to embarrass the actor by releasing the police reports.

"The DA is conducting an unattractive media campaign against Robert Iler because of his celebrity status," said spokesman Dan Klores.

Iler's defence lawyer, Robert Morvillo, said: "We anticipate that when a jury and the public hears all of the facts, that my client will be deemed not to have done anything wrong."

Iler, 16, Michael Cournede, 19, and Alban Selimaj, 16, were all charged in the state supreme court in Manhattan with the robbery of two teenage tourists of $40 (�27) on Manhattan's Upper East Side district on the night of 3 July.

Marijuana

The defendants were later arrested sitting on a nearby park bench, after the victims pointed them out to police.

Iler also faces a possible $100 (�70) fine for marijuana possession, while Cournede has been charged with possession of a box-cutter knife.

Iler, who is currently free on $2,500 (�1,720) bail said in a statement released after the incident, that he was "terribly embarrassed" by the arrest and regretted putting his family and friends through an "extremely difficult" time.

Iler's next court appearance is set for 5 October.