Celebrity Justice
Judge to Bam's Uncle: You're Don Vito No More

Bam's uncle Don Vito got the book thrown at him!

Vincent "Don Vito" Margera has been sentenced to what could be a life of probation, after a conviction on child sex assault charges. He must register as a sex offender and was told by the judge he can not play his Don Vito character for ten years. Say it ain't so!

The man formerly known as Don Vito must also receive a mental health evaluation and undergo drug and alcohol treatment.

The 51-year-old Margera was convicted on two counts of sexual assault on a child, after he groped three girls, ages 12 to 14 at an autograph signing in a Colorado skate park.

He played the character of Don Vito on MTV's "Viva La Bam."

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31. The guy looks so much like the absolute archetype of a drooling, Paris Hilton eyed, heavy breathing PERVERT that it seems like type casting! He reminds me of that serial killer clown, John Gacy- except even more scary! The quintessential waste of perfectly breathable air!

Posted at 5:50PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Don Chester

32. Please forgive me for being "glib", but I thought he was in the slammer for this conviction. Am I to interpret that he has been released?!?! Please verify/clarify. Thanks.

Posted at 6:11PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Hideous

33. I met him in Baltimore about 4 years ago at the ESPNzone and let me tell you, he was such a creep. He could barely walk he was so drunk and trying to grab every piece of ass in sight. What a waste - he's such a creep.

Posted at 10:55PM on Dec 20th 2007 by christina

34. Sex offender...OK fine, but barring him from appearing as Don Vito??? That's just punishing all of us...Vito is perhaps one of, if not THE, greatest character ever to grace cable TV!

Posted at 3:10PM on Dec 21st 2007 by Pete

35. Way to go ,thats what SHOULD happen to pedophiles !!!!!!!!!!Although JAIL would be better but hey ...

Posted at 7:28PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Team ...ahhhh whatever ...

36. i met Don and he was out of control and thats THE WAY WE LIKE HIM!!!! don vito!!!! ur fans got ur back!

Posted at 7:36PM on Dec 20th 2007 by taytay

37. That is nasty! I am glad he has to register as a sex offender. I think he should never be allowed on TV again. He should have to serve some time in jail as well.

Posted at 7:58PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Kristina

38. who cares

Posted at 8:09PM on Dec 20th 2007 by jm80233

39. He got probation, and you call that "throwing the book at him"? What a joke.

Posted at 9:09PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Puh-lease

40. 23. gizette2002 is a fat bitch who gets no play and has way too much time on her/it's hands. COW!

Posted at 5:26PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Moriah


You don't know me and have no clue what you're talkin' about. I happen to have a life, including a husband, kids, my own home and a good job, I'm not fat and have a very good sex life

Just so you know I work with kids who have been sexually abused by strangers, family friends and parents. That abuse takes many forms and degrees of cruelty but all of it harms the child. It is time people stop defending these men, and blaming the victims, Those two girls were children and even if they were somewhere they shouldn't be it will never give him the right to touch them

Posted at 9:19PM on Dec 20th 2007 by gizette2002

41. He is an idiot (to put it mildly), but not a child molester. Learn the full story (not one side) or, at least, read the court transcript.

Posted at 1:46AM on Dec 22nd 2007 by Truth

42. Say "no", "stop"...even scream and push him away. Anything, to get out of the situation. It was in public, plenty of options available. Don't have fun with it (they had to be asked to leave, they were holding up the line), take pictures, share them with others and later scream 'molestation', 'rape', etc. He's a complete fool, but child predator he is not.

Posted at 4:29AM on Dec 25th 2007 by A Real Victim

43. ok well there is more to this guys hello they dont give sexual predators probation for goodness sake. The girls came up to him whipped out their breasts and asked him to sign them then their parents flipped out. I'm not saying he should have done it (sign them i mean) but he obviously is not working with a full deck to begin with.

Posted at 11:05PM on Dec 20th 2007 by heath

44. I wondered what happened to Jimminy Glick.

Posted at 11:08PM on Dec 20th 2007 by CEd

45. now he,s Don grabo tito

Posted at 1:26PM on Dec 21st 2007 by dutch

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