The restaurateur from the Marche region Andrea Serrani was sentenced to one year and six months for sexual assault , accused of having harassed the journalist Greta Beccaglia.
The episode took place on November 27, 2021 at the exit of the Castellani stadium in Empoli, while the journalist was engaged in a live broadcast at the end of the Empoli-Fiorentina match.
Serrani groped Greta Beccaglia on the back in front of the cameras , the colleague in the studio told the journalist: "Don't blame it". And she, with difficulty and with great professionalism, continued the connection.
The judge ordered the suspension of the sentence for 5 years, subjecting it to the defendant's participation in recovery courses.
Serrani will also have to compensate the journalist, for now a provisional amount of 15 thousand euros has been established . Indemnities, for a total of 10 thousand euros, were also established in favor of the national order of journalists and the association of the national and Tuscan press.
(Unioneonline/L)
