Oct 24, 2007 6:47 am US/Mountain
Defense: Margera Slipped Into 'Don Vito' Character
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) ―
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Vincent Roy Margera, aka 'Don Vito'
CBS
A defense attorney said Tuesday that Vincent Margera was in his crazy and profane "Don Vito" character during a visit to a skatepark where prosecutors said he fondled three girls.
Defense attorney Pamela Mackey made her statement during the first day of trial for Margera, who faces three felony counts of sexual assault on a child. He's accused of grabbing the breasts or buttocks of a 14-year-old girl and two 12-year-old girls.
Margera is the uncle of MTV's "Viva La Bam" star Bam Margera.
"Fans came to see the crazy, outrageous, profane uncle. That's who they wanted their picture taken with. Fans expected to see Don Vito, not Vincent Margera," Mackey said. "You may find the behavior vulgar and disgusting, but it was done to amuse, to entertain, to get a laugh."
Mackey added that Margera, a car painter, learned that the crazier he acted the more his fans loved it.
Prosecutor Jim Stanley said that Margera resisted arrested, insulted two female Lakewood police officers who arrested him, and asked them while in the squad car if they were taking him to a strip club.
"This man was out of control during this public event," Stanley said. "He was so intoxicated that he peed his pants while with these children."
Margera also faces 12 felony counts of violating his bail conditions. Those conditions included having no contact with children under 18, consuming no drugs or alcohol, and providing detailed information on business travel plans.
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