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Party boy Corey Worthington escapes conviction after assaulting man on mobility scooter

Rhiannon Tuffield and Amber Johnston

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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.

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Corey Worthington defended his actions outside of court in Geelong. 9News

He was handed a 12-month good behaviour bond and not convicted.

Worthington was charged after he assaulted a man in his 70s 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.

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McKinnon's explosive interview with Corey Worthington in 2008.

Worthington received national media attention in 2008 after hosting a rowdy party at his parents' home in Melbourne. A Current Affair/Nine Entertainment

"When you're in that time and that moment, what is decided in that moment, let it be."

Worthington became angry with reporters.

"I've left it for the court to decide and the court has decided," he said.

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"They've given me a non-conviction today."

Worthington's victim, 67-year-old grandfather Peter, claimed he'd never met his attacker's partner.

"He reckons I touched her, I've never touched a woman in my life," Peter told 9News.

Peter, 67, was punched by Corey Worthington. 9News

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He said Worthington attacked him from behind without warning, punching him in the face and hitting him with a spanner before he was dragged off his scooter.

"I put me (sic) hands up, I can't fight," he said.

"I've just had enough of this bloody town."

Corey Worthington

Worthington took part in Australian Ninja Warrior in 2018. Nine

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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.

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"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.

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