Scott Justin Freeman (born June 20, 1979) is an American voice actor and convicted

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. He is known for his work for

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, most notably as Shusei Kagari in '' Psycho-Pass'', Issei Hyoudou in ''

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'', England in '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Takashi Kosuda in '' B Gata H Kei'', Yuji Sakamoto in ''

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'', Pierce Aogami in '' A Certain Magical Index'' and Hayato Narita in '' We Without Wings''.

Legal issues

On April 5, 2014, Freeman was charged with eight counts of possession of

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. On July 30, 2015, he pleaded guilty to all charges as part of a

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, waiving his right to a

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. He was sentenced to three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In response, Funimation announced that they had terminated their relationship with Freeman, and his ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors. Freeman served his sentence at the Joe F. Gurney Unit in Anderson County, Texas until he was paroled in 2018. Freeman lived in Papillion, Nebraska from 2018 until 2020. , he lives in

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Filmography

Anime

Film

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Scott 1979 births Living people American male video game actors American male voice actors American people convicted of child pornography offenses Male actors from Dallas Prisoners and detainees of Texas 21st-century American criminals 21st-century American male actors