Scandal in Spain: footballer goes to trial after being accused of sexual abuse

A scandal broke out in football Spain. The player Hugo Mallo is accused of making obscene touches against a young woman who works disguised as the mascot of the Espanyol of Catalonia.

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The events would have occurred before a match played on April 24, 2019 between the Celta Vigo (club of which he was captain at the time) and Espanyol. According to the version delivered by the Ace Newspaper of Spain, Mallo, who currently plays in Porto Alegre International, He put his hand into the woman's chest and touched her breasts, in the middle of the Cornellà-El Prat stadium, renamed Stage Front Stadium.

“The events would have already happened on the pitch and in front of the public, during the usual greeting between the players of both teams, with those of the Spanish in line and those of the Celtic passing before them, with Mallo first of all as captain. Upon reaching the position of the pets, specifically the parakeet at the end of the line, the alleged abuse would have occurred, which is judged as such and not as sexual assault because the Penal Code in force at the time of the events is applied. .. The player put his hands under the costume, touched her breasts and began to make movements,” the aforementioned media explained.

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After the events in the middle of the stadium, the woman (whose identity was hidden) made the respective complaint about the case to the Mozos de Escuadra the next day. After almost five years, the case made important progress.

The Criminal Court number 19 of Barcelona summoned the 32-year-old footballer who plays in the Brazilian for a trial on July 11, after the summons was postponed in May of last year.

The Prosecutor's Office and the victim's lawyer are going to request a 24-month fine against Hugo Mallo.

The recordings of the match broadcast will be key in the case. There, the judge of the Provincial Court will be able to determine if the Spanish player made inappropriate touches to the woman he was carrying out his job.

“Although it seems to occur quickly, it lasts longer than the rest of the greetings made previously to the mascot, so we do see that something is happening with the mascot and the player, since the mascot moves, it takes away the hand to the player and stands behind the male mascot; and we can appreciate from the position of the player that he may have incurred said touches”, explained the judge.

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