A JUDGE branded a groping lout who headbutted a teen girl at his friend's wedding as "a disgrace to anyone who's a human being".
Karl Palmer, 39, got drunk at the reception and began "mouthing off" to other guests after showing up alone last August.
A court heard he continued boozing and became increasingly "boorish and obnoxious" before approaching a woman outside the venue.
Prosecutor Raj Punia said: "After the reception had ended, he came up behind a woman who was sitting on a step having a cigarette, and put his foot under her bottom and began wriggling it in a sexual way.
"When she got up to go inside, he sat down, blocking her way, and as she tried to step over him, he reached up with his hand and touched her between the legs over her clothing.
"She responded by demanding: 'Who do you think you are?'"
HEADBUTTED TEEN
Ms Punia said a 17-year-old girl saw what happened and made a comment but Palmer flew into a rage and headbutted her.
Palmer, of Rugby, Warks, admitted sexual assault and beating at Warwick Crown Court on Friday.
He was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 120 hours unpaid work.
He must also pay £300 costs and sign the Sex Offenders' Register for ten years.
Judge Anthony Potter told him: "You were boorish and obnoxious, a disgrace to anyone who's a human being.
"The way you treated other human beings that day is beyond belief, and the fact that you did that at your friend's wedding beggars belief.
"The only factors that have led me to conclude that I can suspend the sentence are your guilty pleas."
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