Legendary get together boy Corey Worthington has pleaded responsible to attacking a person confined to a mobility scooter with a spanner.
Now 31, Worthington fronted Geelong Magistrates’ Courtroom on Monday the place he pleaded responsible to 2 counts every of illegal assault and felony harm and one other of wilful harm.
The court docket heard Worthington attacked his sufferer, believed to be aged in his 50s, in January amid claims he sexually assaulted his new girlfriend throughout a drug deal in Norlane – in Victoria’s south.
Corey Worthington remodeled his physique to turn out to be a Ninja Warrior contestant
A buffed Corey Worthington had fought laborious to get his life on monitor following the notorious 2008 get together incident
A police prosecutor instructed Justice of the Peace John Bentley an irate Worthington banged on his sufferer’s door and pushed previous his home mate, smashing a ‘man cave’ signal on his means in.
Worthington demanded to talk with a person often called ‘Pete’, who he claimed had ‘touched his misses on the breast with out consent’.
The previous get together boy was requested to depart, with the housemate phoning 000.
On his means out, Worthington picked up a big shifter spanner, smashing the rear driver’s facet window of a automobile parked within the drive means.
The incident, which was captured on CCTV, confirmed Worthington then stroll up and down the road as he interrogated neighbours as to the whereabouts of his meant goal.
Worthington instructed neighbours his girlfriend had bought marijuana ‘from the man subsequent door’ and repeated claims of her sexual assault.
Neighbours instructed police Worthington said he was going to ‘smash’ Pete when he caught up with him.
Worthington was seen leaving the world in a BMW bearing the distinctive quantity plates ‘NT SORRY’ – in reference to the identify of a celebration boy firm he began within the years following his infamous home get together.
Worthington appeared in a 2021 commercial the place he wore his semi-iconic yellow-rimmed sun shades
Worthington within the lead-up to his look on Ninja Warrior
The court docket heard Worthington noticed Pete driving his mobility scooter alongside the service lane of the Princes Freeway.
‘The accused has approached the sufferer and punched him within the face and struck the mobility scooter with the shiftable spanner earlier than leaving,’ the prosecutor stated.
The sufferer acquired a blood nostril within the assault and was taken to Geelong Hospital by ambulance.
The court docket heard Worthington broke the key-off within the man’s mobility scooter and broken a storage field through the assault.
Throughout his document of interview, Worthington instructed police his companion claimed ‘Pete’ sexually assaulted her after she purchased hashish from him on the handle.
‘He went to go grope her on the boobs … she pushed him away and he goes “I’ll rape you” and he or she simply ran straight out,’ he instructed police.
‘Once I heard that and another stuff I simply cracked it and I acquired within the automobile and went there to confront the bloke to see what was occurring.’
Worthington claimed Pete knew he was responsible of the alleged assault.
‘Once I confronted him I may see he knew what he did immediately. You might see it in his eyes. And once I requested him he began accusing my misses of robbing him,’ Worthington instructed police.
‘He began accusing her of all these things after which I used to be identical to “bang, simply shut-up” and I hit him. I already wished to hit him for that situation, however I wished to additionally discuss to him. I’ve acquired a daughter too. I attempted to maintain my cool however realizing you probably did incorrect and now you are throwing this?’ he stated.
Worthington refused to take away his sun shades throughout this interview with ACA following the 2008 get together
Worthington’s lawyer Shane Balkin stated his shopper had struggled together with his notoriety as a youngster.
Mr Bentley stated he recalled Worthington through the zenith of recognition.
‘I feel I recall him – the yellow glasses,’ Mr Bentley mused.
Mr Balkin stated Worthington had tried to get his life so as over the previous 10 years and ‘extract himself from the media circus that engulfed him’.
‘He is tried very laborious to flee media consideration,’ Mr Balkin claimed.
After discovering fame in 2008, Worthington starred on Huge Brother season eight later that yr.
In 2018, he returned to actuality tv on the second season of Australian Ninja Warrior, debuting his muscular physique.
Mr Bentley referred to as out Mr Balkin’s claims his shopper had sought the quiet life.
‘Did not he go on television reveals and issues?’ he requested.
Mr Balkin claimed Worthington had been exploited by excessive profile publicist Max Markson, who took Worthington on as a shopper after his teen get together.
‘Max Markson took benefit of the state of affairs and my shopper suffered deerly for it,’ Mr Balkin stated.
‘You’ve got seen his priors and what went on in court docket there. All arising out of that state of affairs. Certain, he was 16 on the time – he ought to by no means have accomplished it, however he actually hasn’t profited from it I can let you know that.’
Corey Worthington (proper), seated with 2008 Huge Brother hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O
Mr Bentley stated Worthington clearly wanted to undertake anger administration counselling.
‘You’ll be able to’t go barging in, regardless of no matter has occurred, into somebody’s home within the method during which he is accomplished and assault an individual in a mobility chair,’ Mr Bentley stated.
Mr Balkin stated Worthington accepted he had over reacted to the allegations made by his companion.
‘There’s an ongoing investigation across the sexual assault. He is clearly over reacted, he is aware of that and by his personal admission he may do with some anger administration,’ he stated.
‘He is apologetic now and since he is spent the previous 10 years making an attempt to extricate himself from the media circus, that is why he experiences such a degree of regret and remorse over this. There’s been nothing within the final 10-12 years and he finds himself he is over reacted and gone and accomplished one thing silly. Although he thinks he was morally justified.’
The court docket heard Worthington had break up together with his former spouse and has been seeing his newest companion for the previous 4 years.
‘He is acquired a 15-month yr outdated little one. That is why his work now’s necessary and a conviction may have critical ramifications for him.’
Mr Bentley positioned Worthington on a six-month good behaviour bond, with out conviction, and ordered he undertake court docket sanctioned counselling.
Earlier than letting Worthington go, Mr Bentley advised he discover new quantity plates for his automobile.
‘I by no means wished these plates,’ Worthington responded. ‘I used to be given these plates.’
Mr Bentley instructed Worthington he sympathised with him over his therapy by the media as a youngster.
‘That was terrible what they did to you. You had been a 16-year outdated boy and there’s no doubt about it Channel, no matter it was, took benefit of you. It was completely unacceptable,’ he stated.
