Hugo Mallocurrent footballer for Aris Thessaloniki and former player for Celta Vigo, was found guilty of sexual abuse against The mascot of EspanyolThe former captain of the Galician club is sentenced to a prison term compensation of 1,000 euros more interest for a situation that occurred in April 2019. Thus, the Criminal Court number 19 of Barcelona issued a sentence after an oral trial that took place on July 11.
More specifically, the events occurred in Cornellá Stadium during the protocol greeting of each match, when Hugo Mallo went greet to the mascot of Espanyol, parakeethe groped her breasts without any consent. It was a match between Espanyol and Celta de Vigo in the first division.
According to the complainant, a woman who wore the parakeet costume, “when Hugo Mallo approached the animals, he gave the parakeet his hand as is usually done, but when he reached Ms. Ana (not her real name), who in this case, at that moment I played the role of the parakeet“He put his hands under her costume and touched her breasts.” According to the deponent, “He grabbed her breasts with his hands and started making movements”The events occurred just before the match between Espanyol and Celta de Vigo in April 2019, a match corresponding to the First Division.
The confirmation of Hugo Mallo’s guilt in the sexual abuse case came in September, two months after the sentencing hearing by the Criminal Court number 19 of Barcelona. Mallo denied everything regarding the complaint of the woman who served as Espanyol’s mascot, dressed as a parakeet, and claimed that he was 100% focused on an important match for Celta, who at the time were fighting for relegation.
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After hearing about this case, Hugo Mallo defended his innocencebut Criminal Court number 19 now condemns him. “We categorically deny the reported facts,” explained the footballer, who played more than 400 official matches with Celta de Vigo, which made him captain for a large part of his career. “We want to emphasize that both RC Celta and RCD Espanyol, after activating their respective protocols and after analyzing the information received, considered that there was no evidence of what had been reported and that they had not initiated any file on the part of the RFEF or the League. added.
The footballer asked to “let justice take its course”, which has already been done with the player’s guilt, who will have to compensate the victim to the tune of 1,000 euros.
After leaving Celta, Hugo Mallo decided to accept an offer to go to Brazil, more precisely to the ranks of Internacional, although the few opportunities received made him return to Europe, and this season he plays in the ranks of Aris of Thessaloniki from Greece, his current team.
