Locations
Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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A DWARF who hired himself out for stag and hen parties has been put under a curfew to keep him away from joggers.
Marc Corrieri, 30, has been tagged after he left a teenage runner terrified when he followed her on a country road.
He drove alongside the 17-year-old as she was exercising near Strathaven, Lanarkshire.
The girl, who was jogging alone, became so concerned by his behaviour she contacted police.
Corrieri, of Motherwell, Lanarkshire, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner in June 2020.
Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen tagged him for the next six months and said he could have been sent to jail.
The 4ft 2ins creep will have to remain inside his home between 5pm and 5am every day after the sheriff ruled early evening joggers needed to be protected from him.
Corrieri was also placed under supervision for a year.
Sheriff MacFadyen said: “I’m quite satisfied that this was a terrifying incident and due to your record, custody is certainly an option.
“Given the nature of the incident and the age of the young person who was simply out jogging, which is an activity often carried out after work by persons who do that, then the hours you will be restricted to your home will be different to normal.
“Failure to comply with any of these conditions will bring the case back to court and then all sentencing options will be open.”
Corrieri had previously worked for the Buff Butlers events firm and dressed as a £150-an-hour Oompa Loompa from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
But he quit after he was caught pestering schoolgirls for sex.
He was ordered to perform 240 hours of unpaid work and put on the sex offenders’ register for three years in September 2014.
Corrieri had earlier told how loved his entertainment job but laid down strict ground rules to keep his dignity intact.
He said: “I get paid to go out and party with different lads, we get a lot of attention from the ladies and I get to enjoy myself.
“I dress up for them as Superman or as an Oompa Loompa but I draw the line at dressing up as a woman - that’s a no go.”
His rules included no picking up or throwing, no tampering with his drink, not using the word ‘midget’ and no police involvement.