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Man, 25, charged with racist attack on Earth, Wind and Fire star Morris ‘Mo’ Pleasure at nightclub in Wales
- Morris ‘Mo’ Pleasure, 60, was attacked at Pier Pressure nightclub on April 3.
- He was hit on the head and received racist insults when he entered the club
- Hefin Parker, 25, was charged with racially aggravated habitual assault and assault by punching in connection with the attack
- He has to appear before the city magistrates on Wednesday
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A reveler has been accused of a racist attack on Earth, Wind and Fire star Morris ‘Mo’ Pleasure at a Welsh nightclub.
The American-born musician was attacked on April 3 at Pier Pressure nightclub in Aberystwyth after passing a man in a line at 2 a.m.
Mr Pleasure, 60 – who also played with Michael Jackson and the Average White Band – was hit on the head and received racial slurs when he entered the club. The attack was captured on CCTV footage.
Hefin Parker, 25, of Aberystwyth, has since been charged with racially aggravated habitual assault and assault by beating Mr Pleasure.
He is due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Hefin Parker, 25, (not pictured) has been accused of a racist attack on Earth, Wind and Fire star Morris ‘Mo’ Pleasure, 60, (pictured) at a nightclub in Aberystwyth, Wales
Mr Pleasure moved with his wife who grew up there to the seaside town of Aberystwyth, Wales more than two years ago.
He was out with two sisters of his wife Kedma Macias at the Pier Pressure club on Royal Pier when he was attacked.
Police called on witnesses to the attack on the multi-instrumentalist, star Bette Midler’s musical director, and have released video footage related to the attack.
At the time of the alleged attack in April, Mr Pleasure said: “It was a deeply disturbing experience.
“Aberystwyth is a magical place that has become my home for the past year and a half. The people of Aber have been so welcoming to me and the support I have had since this incident happened has been overwhelming.
The couple, whose daughter is less than a year old, thanked the community for their support.
Mr Pleasure said: ‘My wife and I have a little girl so we feel we have a responsibility to expose racism whenever we see and hear it in the hope that our daughter will not have to face this kind of abuse on her to come. to live.’
His wife added: ‘No one is a bigger supporter of Aberystwyth than I am. Racism is everywhere.
“It happens all the time, even in little things that people don’t realize. It’s about education and people who have a deeper understanding that, even in our beautiful city, racism can and does happen. As a community, we want to eradicate that and cry out.’
Mr Pleasure was attacked at Pier Pressure nightclub (pictured) in Aberystwyth on 3 April after passing a man in a line at 2am. He was hit on the head and received racist insults
Ms Macias, speaking just days after the attack, recalled how the strike came from a man queuing for the venue, who then took “every racist slur under the sun” at Mr Pleasure.
‘They had a great night. My sisters went in first and when Mo followed them, he was hit in the back of the head,” she said.
She described bouncers as “great” and “on Mo’s side” when she ordered the attacker to leave.
“Mo came home very upset. He said, ‘I’m just used to this,’ recalls Mrs. Macias.
“And that made me so sad. What he experienced was absolutely disgusting. As a black man from America, he’s been through things like this all his life.’
She said police were “great” in providing emotional support to Mr Pleasure and classifying the attack as a hate crime.