Former captain of Celta Vigo Hugo Mallo saw his appeal rejected in a sexual assault case against him. In September he was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine.
Mallo had argued that the available video evidence does not clearly show that he put his hand inside the dress of Espanyol mascot Carme Coma, and touched her chest. Chain SER report that the court rejected his appeal, and declared that Coma's testimony is reliable on the matter.
The 33-year-old now plays for Greek side Aris Salonika after a spell in Brazil with Internacional in Porto Alegre. He was fined €7k for the incident, €1k of which went to the victim in damages. The veteran right winger has always maintained that he is innocent. Coma, the victim, gave an interview after the sentence, noting that she was not interested in financial gain, but wanted to see justice for a crime that rarely receives the punishment it deserves.
