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He also admitted to Coltart that he took photographs of naked boys, but said they were "from shoulders up" for publicity purposes.

“We very much stand on the shoulders of giants in this space, like ‘Mr. Rogers’ and ‘Sesame Street,’” he said.

“And not just because of me. But my whole cast, that generation, stands on your shoulders,” he continued.

Teixeira apologised before the court, and said he understood that "all the responsibility and consequences fall on my shoulders alone", according to reporters inside the Boston court.

"The execution will have to be done at close quarters, brushing shoulders in the lobbies as we go to vote for the removal of much-respected colleagues."