Pie-thrower convicted of assaulting Rupert Murdoch

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A British man who threw a shaving-cream pie at media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has been convicted of assault and causing harassment.

Jonathan May-Bowles hurled the pie at Murdoch on July 20 as he was giving evidence to a Parliament committee over the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.

The 26-year-old protester admitted the crime when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court Friday.

The attack was captured by live cameras as audiences from America to Murdoch's native Australia watched the baron endure a three-hour grilling by lawmakers probing allegations that the News of the World hacked into cell phones and bribed police to get information on celebrities, politicians and crime victims.