Spanish footballer found guilty of sexually assaulting woman in mascot costume

The judge, Salvador Roig, said Mallo had acted on his sexual desire and had undermined the victim’s sexual intimacy at the RCDE stadium in April 2019

Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of sexual assault

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 Vigo and now plays in Greece for Aris, has announced he will appeal.