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Pokemon Go: Man reacts after being charged for walking along TTC subway tracks in video

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WATCH ABOVE: A viral video poking fun at Pokemon Go users shows Mark Correia intentionally making various missteps, including a shot of him on the TTC subway tracks. He's been charged with unauthorized access to the transit system and faces a fine and a court date next month – Aug 16, 2016

The man charged after walking on the TTC’s subway tracks in a viral video mocking Pokemon Go players said he wants to take full responsibility for his actions.

“The charge makes complete sense to me,” Mark Correia, a partner of Toronto-based production company Noodle Boys, told Global News on Tuesday.

“The TTC can’t ignore that obviously and we’re kind of here to take responsibility, apologize for what happened – for all the inconvenience that was caused.”

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Correia is a partner of Toronto-based production company Noodle Boys, which produced the video, and said he’s prepared to face the consequences.

“Me and my partner are not trying to run away from a charge by making a stupid viral video – that’s what it was,” he added.

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TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said Correia will have to appear in a provincial court on Sept. 16 and said he has been fined $425.

He called the July incident a “dangerous stunt” and said on Twitter at the time Correia’s actions “could have resulted in death, serious injury or prolonged delay for 1000s.”

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Ross told Global News on Tuesday there haven’t been any similar actions on the transit system since the video was posted.

While reflecting on the uproar that followed the release of the video, Correia said there have been strong opinions, both for and against the video.

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Going forward Correia said he and his partner are going to try to come up with less dangerous videos, but he had a caution for other creators.

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“People just go further and further to make viral videos these days and thinking nothing is going to happen, and a lot of illegal things happen in these things,” Correia said.

“You never really hear about the aftermath, but it doesn’t go away because you have 20 million views on a video.”

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