Sleazy Scots chippy boss lured teen victims to ‘juice cupboard' for sex attacks
A SLEAZY chip shop boss lured schoolgirls into his 'juice cupboard' to sexually abuse them.
Perv Alessandro Santi, 34, now faces jail after being convicted of a string of vile assaults on seven youngsters — some as young as 15.
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He was manager of Dani's Diner in Erskine, Renfrewshire, which was owned at the time by his parents.
A trial at Paisley Sheriff Court heard that while working as the fish fryer, Santi would touch girls, make lewd comments and show some of them porn images on his phone.
Victims gave harrowing accounts of how he'd tell them to go into the juice cupboard — where fizzy drinks were stocked — and would then molest them.
One woman, now in her early 20s, told how Santi had targeted her when she was 15 and told he wanted to 'bend her over a table'.
He had rubbed his private parts up against her and repeatedly made comments that her 'bum looked good'.
Prosecutor Jason Stark asked the woman: 'How did that make you feel?'
She replied: 'I felt disgusted and embarrassed.'
The witness said Santi showed her images of nude women on his phone from Snapchat, adding that he had wanted her to send him 'sex pictures'.
Other women said Santi would regularly brush past them, touching their bottoms and waists.
One girl became so upset after Santi had touched her inappropriately she went home and told her parents who came to the chippy to confront the pervert.
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Santi denied all the claims between 2016 and 2022 against him but was found guilty of 14 of the 19 charges by a jury .
Sheriff Hugh McGinty adjourned for reports but blasted Santi's 'predatory' behaviour, warning him that 'a prison sentence is almost inevitable'.
Santi was criticised for a letter he had submitted to the court appealing for bail if found guilty — so he could care for his kids and grandfather.
Sheriff McGinty said: 'I thought that would be a letter stating some remorse, but your concern is all about you and the effect this has had on you.'
Despite the rebuke, Santi was still bailed and he will return to court next month for sentencing.
The Dani's Diner takeaway has since been taken over by new owners.
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