FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) - Akon pleaded not guilty to criminal charges filed after he tossed a 15-year-old boy off the stage at a concert earlier this year.

The 34-year-old hip-hop star was charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment at a brief court
appearance Monday in Fishkill.

Another fan, Abby Rosa, said she suffered a concussion when a
teenage boy Akon threw off the stage fell on her during the June 3rd concert at the local minor league baseball stadium.

The case was adjourned until January.

The singer's Manhattan lawyer, Ben Brafman said Akon deeply regrets his "spontaneous reaction during a live concert."

Akon's latest album, "Konvicted," has sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S.

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