Former Celta Vigo defender Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman who was working as a mascot for Espanyol. The incident took place on April 24, 2019, minutes before the start of Espanyol's La Liga match against Celta Vigo at Stage Front Stadium in Catalonia.
Spanish footballer Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of sexual assault after he groped the woman who worked as Espanyol's mascot Periquita in 2019.
The defender - who now plays for Super League Greece club Aris - was previously due to appear in court at Barcelona's Ciutat de la Justicia last year, but the case was postponed and now enters its fifth year after the charge was first brought against Mallo.
The incident took place in April 2019, when Celta Vigo travelled to Catalonia to face the Periquitos at their Stage Front Stadium, and footage appears to show the former captain - who was leading his players out onto the pitch - linger in a seemingly tight embrace with the mascot.
The victim first testified in June of that year, with Mallo offering his own testimony a few days later in July 2019 - where he made a request for the case to be thrown out, which was rejected.
Now, he has been found guilty of the assult, with the judge, via AS, deciding that compensation to the victim would be around £844 plus interest, as well as around £8.44 a day for 20 months, totalling just over £5,000 more.
A SPANISH footballer has been found guilty of sexually abusing a rival team mascot as he led his team out for a LaLiga match.
Former Spain U21 ace Hugo Mallo, who was captaining Celta Vigo at the time, was convicted of groping his victim’s breasts during an official greeting before the match started.
Celta Vigo’s former captain Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of the sexual assault of a woman who was working as the Espanyol mascot in the final moments before a game in La Liga.
A judge in Barcelona fined him €6,000 (£5,100) with a further €1,000 with interest to be paid in compensation after ruling that Mallo put his hand inside the victim’s parakeet costume and touched her chest as she and another mascot waited at the end of the line of players shaking hands with opponents. He will also have to pay costs. Mallo, who was then with Celta and now plays in Greece for Aris, has announced he will appeal.
Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual abuse for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said on Thursday.
The former Celta Vigo player inappropriately touched the breasts of the woman who was wearing Espanyol’s parakeet costume while players lined up to salute each other before kickoff.
A judge fined Mallo 6,000 euros ($6,600) and ordered him to pay 1,000 euros ($1,100) in damages to the victim.
Spanish footballer Hugo Mallo was convicted of sexual abuse on Thursday by a Barcelona court for assaulting a woman dressed as a club mascot. Mallo, 33, currently playing in Greece for Aris de Salonica, must pay the victim 1,000 euros ($1,100) plus interest, as well as being fined 10 euros a day for 20 months.
Spanish footballer Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual abuse for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said on Thursday.
The former Celta Vigo player inappropriately touched the breasts of the woman who was wearing Espanyol’s parakeet costume while players lined up to salute each other before kickoff.
A judge sentenced Mallo to a fine of 6,000 euros (6,600USD) plus 1,000 euros (1,100USD) in damages to the victim.
Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual abuse for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said on Thursday.
Former Celta Vigo captain Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of one count of sexual abuse towards a team mascot before a game in 2019, a Barcelona court ruled.
Prosecutors and the defendant had requested the payment of a fine if the Spanish player was found guilty.
Mallo, 33, has been ordered to pay €6,000 ($6,609) in compensation, that is €10 a day for the next 20 months, to the victim and a further €1,000 for non-pecuniary loss. In addition, Mallo will have to pay all legal costs of the trial.
Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual abuse for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said on Thursday.
The former Celta Vigo player inappropriately touched the breasts of the woman who was wearing Espanyol’s parakeet costume while players lined up to salute each other before kickoff.
A judge fined Mallo 6,000 euros ($6,600) and ordered him to pay 1,000 euros ($1,100) in damages to the victim.
