AceShowbiz - Joseph Gatt has broken his silence after news broke that he's arrested for alleged contact with a minor for a sexual offense. In his statement, the "Game of Thrones" actor denied the "horrifying and completely untrue" accusations.

On Wednesday, April 13, the 50-year-old actor took to his social media platforms to release a statement that read, "I obviously want to address the absolutely horrifying and complete untrue allegations recently leveled against me." He added, "They are 100% categorically wrong and reckless."

"I have confirmed errors and misleading information in today's press release. I am fully cooperating with police and LAPD to get to the bottom of this," Joseph further stated. "I look forward to clearing my good name."

In his statement, Joseph thanked those who keep believing in him. "Thank you to all of my friends and supporters who know that this is untrue and understand for legal reasons I cannot comment further on social media," he concluded his post.

According to a Los Angeles Police Department press release, Joseph was arrested on April 6 after allegedly engaging in "online sexually explicit communication with a minor across state lines." The report added, "He was subsequently arrested by detectives for an outstanding felony warrant for California Penal Code 288.3(a) – Contact with a Minor for Sexual Offense."

LAPD's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, who is investigating the case, said it was an "ongoing investigation" and encouraged anyone with additional information to contact the police. The Grundroth depicter in "Thor" was released the same day on $5,000 bail, per TMZ.

Upon learning of Joseph's statement, many social media critics started questioning whether the his claims were true. "If it's untrue, then why did you have an outstanding felony warrant for California Penal Code 288.3(a) – Contact with a Minor for Sexual Offense?" one person replied to his post on Twitter. Another said, "This baldheaded pedophile wants us to believe he's innocent," while someone else alleged, "This guy had sex with a dog there's a video online about it. Absolutely foul."