Previous Celta Vigo captain Hugo Mallo will stand demo in July for alleged sexual assault of the woman who worked as Espanyol’s mascot Periquita in 2019.
The defender – who now performs in Brazil with Internacional de Porto Alegre – was formerly owing to show up in courtroom at Barcelona’s Ciutat de la Justicia past year, but the situation was postponed and now enters its fifth calendar year following the cost was initial introduced from Mallo.
The alleged incident took area in April 2019, when Celta Vigo travelled to Catalonia to confront the Periquitos at their Stage Front Stadium, and footage received by Marca appears to exhibit the previous captain – who was foremost the participant out on to the pitch – linger in a seemingly limited embrace with the mascot.
In her target assertion, the person (who is referred to as ‘Ana’ but has upheld her appropriate to anonymity) claimed that Mallo had ‘grabbed her breasts’ right after achieving underneath her mascot match.
‘When Hugo Mallo arrived (to greet) the mascots, he gave his hand to the (male) parakeet (Periquito) as is ordinarily done, but when he attained Ms. Ana, who at that time was enjoying the purpose of the (feminine) parakeet, he launched his hands under the costume and touched her breasts,’ mentioned the victim’s first grievance to the Catalonian law enforcement, Mossos d’Esquadra – produced the day following the fixture in question.
Hugo Mallo will stand demo soon after currently being accused of alleged sexual assault of the girl acting as Espanyol’s mascot
Footage from the 2019 fixture demonstrates Mallo promptly greeting the male parakeet (still left picture) right before lingering following to Periquita (appropriate)
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‘According to the declarant, he grabbed her breasts with his arms and began to make actions.’
The alleged target first testified in June of that 12 months, with Mallo presenting his have testimony a couple of days afterwards in July 2019 – exactly where he designed a ask for for the circumstance to be thrown out, which was rejected.
The case was initially considered to constitute sexual assault in May 2021, even more to an intervention by the Ninth Segment of the Provincial Court of Barcelona, with a decide stressing that the footage made it clear that ‘something was happening’ with Periquita.
‘Although it appears to happen swiftly, it lasts lengthier than the rest of the greetings designed earlier to the mascot, so we do see that one thing is taking place with the mascot (Periquita) and the player, due to the fact the mascot moves, (she) requires away (her) hand from the player and stands behind the male mascot,’ the choose instructed the court docket.
‘And we can see from the situation of the participant that he could have incurred reported touches.’
Mallo (pictured all through the April 2019 fixture) has now moved to Brazil to participate in for Internacional
Via her lawyer, the sufferer is requesting the sentence mirrored in write-up 181.1 of the Penal Code – a 24-thirty day period high-quality, which will go to the state.
The target is thought to have presented up her function at the club in 2021, owning formerly worked as Periquita because 2006.
