Infamous party boy Corey Worthington has avoided a conviction for assaulting a man on a mobility scooter.
The 32-year-old fronted the Geelong Magistrates’ Court this morning after he pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful assault and criminal damage in June.
The Victorian court heard Worthington had completed an anger management course since that appearance.
He was handed a 12-month good behaviour bond and not convicted.
Worthington was charged after he assaulted a man in his 50s riding a disability scooter in January.
The court heard Worthington had told police the man had allegedly touched his partner ahead of the attack.
Outside court, Worthington admitted his actions were wrong but defended the behaviour to reporters.
“I did something wrong, but I’m asking you, if someone touched the mother of your kid, what would you do?” he said.
“When you’re in that time and that moment, what is decided in that moment, let it be.”
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Worthington became angry with reporters.
“I’ve left it for the court to decide and the court has decided,” he said.
“They’ve given me a non-conviction today.”
Worthington received national media attention in 2008 after hosting a rowdy party at his parents’ home in Melbourne’s south-east at the age of 16.
The party left his neighbourhood trashed and vandalised, and Worthington made an appearance on A Current Affair where he was lambasted for not taking off his bright yellow sunglasses.
“I can’t be exactly blamed for what happened because it wasn’t in the house, it was out in the street,” he said at the time.
“I’ll say sorry but I won’t take off my glasses.”
Five years later, Worthington told A Current Affair he’d turned his life around and made an appearance on Australian Ninja Warrior in 2018.
