Man found not guilty over brothel blaze

A client who assaulted a sex worker has been found not guilty of intentionally or recklessly damaging the Kings Cross brothel by starting a fire which destroyed several rooms.

But Judge Peter Zahra found 30-year-old Michael Joel Kay guilty of an alternative charge of damaging property at The World Famous Love Machine in the early hours of May 3, 2013.

He previously pleaded guilty to assaulting the sex worker, who testified that he grabbed her throat, hair and kicked her in the head.

He will face a sentence hearing on December 8.