Mar 6, 2007 6:53 am US/Mountain
'Don Vito' Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Assault Charge
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) ―
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Vincent Roy Margera, aka 'Don Vito'
CBS
Vincent "Don Vito" Margera, uncle of MTV's "Viva La Bam" star Bam Margera, on Monday pleaded not guilty to three felony charges of sexual assault on a child.
Margera, 50, was arrested Aug. 18 in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, district attorney spokeswoman Pam Russell said.
Prosecutors accuse Margera of touching or grabbing the buttocks of a 12-year-old girl and the breasts of two other girls, ages 12 and 14.
Russell said evidence includes statements from the girls and pictures taken on camera phones. Prosecutors said the three girls had gone to a mall skate park to have their picture taken with Margera.
Margera appeared in court, entered his plea and left, Russell said. He is free on $50,000 bond, which allows him to return to his hometown of West Chester, Pa.
A judge previously ordered Margera to have no contact with children under 18, consume no drugs or alcohol, and provide detailed information on business travel plans.
If convicted, Margera could face anywhere from probation to up to 6 years in prison.
He has a motions hearing on May 25, and his five-day jury trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 27.
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