US EditionHugo Mallo: Spanish footballer convicted of sexually assaulting mascot before La Liga game
- Spanish footballer Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexually assaulting a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, according to court officials.
- Mallo was fined 6,000 euros and ordered to pay 1,000 euros in damages to the victim, who was in an Espanyol parakeet costume.
- Mallo maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the conviction.
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Soccer-Ex-Celta captain Mallo convicted of sexually assaulting woman in mascot costume
(Reuters) - Hugo Mallo, the former captain of Celta Vigo, was found guilty by a Barcelona court on Thursday of sexually assaulting a woman working in costume as the team mascot for fellow LaLiga club Espanyol before a match in 2019. Read full story
Footballer guilty of sexual assault after groping mascot in parrot costume
Hugo Mallo groped the breasts of a mascot (Picture: Getty Images) Hugo Mallo, the former captain of Celta Vigo, has been found guilty of sexual assault after he groped a woman working as a rival team’s mascot. The incident occurred in April 2019 when Celta Vigo travelled to take on Espanyol in La Liga. Espanyol are known as Los Periquitos (The Parakeets) and their mascots dress up in costumes of the birds. The victim, refereed to as Ana although…
Spanish footballer convicted of sexual abuse for inappropriately touching a mascot
MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual assault for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said on Thursday. The former Celta Vigo player was found to have 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 pa…
Barcelona's No. 19 criminal court has found Hugo Mallo, the former captain of Celta Vigo, guilty of sexual abuse for touching the breast of Espanyol's mascot figure in a 2019 league match.
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