Bridal shop owner is caught 'drunk and naked in shop window while pleasuring himself with a mannequin's hand'

A bridal shop owner has been charged after he was spotted naked while staggering around in his own store window holding a mannequin's hand, police say.

Peter Scolieri, 54, was seen inside One Enchanted Evening, in Zelinople, Pennsylvania, after closing June 20 by a member of the public who said he was visibly aroused at the time.

The witness also reported that Scolieri was carrying a black object that was later established to be a mannequin's hand and may have been pleasuring himself with it

The witness called police who arrived at the store and managed to contact Scolieri's wife, Linda, who was forced to take him home to sober up. 

Despite avoiding jail, Scolieri has still been charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct, according to a criminal complaint seen by Dailymail.com. 

Police were called to the store after three witnesses reported seeing Scolieri in the window, with one person taking a picture of the incident.

When officers arrived, they were shown the footage and made their way to the store but found it was locked and Scolieri was gone from the window display.

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However, officers found a car registered to Scolieri and wife Linda parked nearby and managed to get in contact with her.

She eventually persuaded him to go outside where he admitted to officers that he had been drinking, though insisted he'd only had 'two drinks'.

Officers said that Scolieri's eyes were glassy, he was staggering around while standing, and was unable to follow simple instructions.

After being placed inside the police car, police say he began 'bashing his head on the window' and had to be instructed 'multiple times' to stop. 

Officers were going to take Scolieri to jail in order to sober up, but his wife agreed to come and collect him instead.

Linda told officers that her husband had 'not been himself' lately and had taken to hanging around the store after hours. 

Charges were filed on Sunday in the court of District Magistrate Wayne Seibel in Evans City, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 30. Records show no criminal history for Scolieri.

Local resident Nancy Deutsch told CBS: 'What’s wrong with that guy? Why would you do that? Just because the mannequins are standing there with nothing on doesn’t mean you have to.'

A statement on the store's website says: 'One Enchanted Evening is aware of an incident that took place at our store on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 involving a minority owner of the company. 

'Our customers should know that this incident took place after store hours, and there were no customers or employees on the premises at the time.

'While the minority owner is not involved in the day to day operations of the business he has voluntarily taken an indefinite leave of absence from the store in order to deal with this incident and other personal issues.

'One Enchanted Evening intends to continue its long tradition of providing excellent customer service uninterrupted.'

The store moved to Zelinople from nearby Pine two years ago after outgrowing its premises there, with locals saying that people come from out of state to visit the store.

College seniors are currently flocking to the premises to buy prom dresses, though the store was closed at the time of the incident, with no staff or customers present.