Jesse Tyler Ferguson shares early teen struggles, getting caught by police

Jesse Tyler Ferguson recently recalled getting caught by the police during his teenage years.

Speaking to Mel Giedroyc on her podcast Where There’s a Will There’s a Wake, Jesse shared that he was aged 14 or 15 and was trying to explore his sexuality when he was caught stealing a raunchy magazine.

He confessed, “I was caught stealing p********* when I was very young. Not very young, but like early teens.”

The host joking confirmed, “Top shelf? Top shelf,” which prompted the 59-year-old to reveal, “Yeah it was pretty good p***.”

Disclosing his age when the incident happened, Jesse continued, “I think I was 14, 15.....

“But I do feel bad about it, but I want everyone to be clear before I go into heaven that it wasn't because I was… I didn't want to be a criminal,” he admitted.

He then justified his move by stating that he “ just felt like at that time in my life,” he was not given “a lot of the choices.”

“There was not a lot available to me to explore my sexuality. I had to do what I needed to do,” he remarked in conclusion before addressed that the police was able to catch him because of the metal sensors places insider the magazine at that time.