The Florence police commissioner issued a 3-year Daspo, with no other prescriptions, to keep the 45-year-old Fiorentina fan accused of molesting the journalist Greta Beccaglia away from sporting events.
The facts during a live TV broadcast from outside the Empoli stadium on 27 November last.
The fan, a restaurateur from the province of Ancona, was identified with the images of the cameras and the journalist sued him for harassment. "I didn't want to talk to anyone, just go to the car, I made a mistake and I apologize: I want to meet her, when it will be possible, when she wants - said the fan on the phone with La Zanzara on Radio 24." I was coughing ", he also explained , "at home they told me 'how did you come up with it'. They know me, they know that I am not a bad person, we are going through all the possible sorrows in the world. I am not well".
Sexual assault investigations are now continuing not only on him but also to identify other fans. Greta Beccaglia in the complaint points the finger at three other men, all coming out from the side of the purple ultras, these too would have outraged her, both in gestures and in words. Police investigators continue to analyze the available images.
Meanwhile Greta Beccaglia has repeated several times, as she said since after the harassment, that today for Fiorentina-Sampdoria she would like to "go back to doing her job", but at the moment it is not certain what will happen. The only sure thing is that she will be at the stadium because she has been invited by Rocco Commisso to the authority stand to give her closeness and solidarity and a sign of condemnation of the incident.
Yesterday the Toscana TV broadcaster, for which Greta Beccaglia works, reiterated its support for its reporter and also decided to grant the conductor Giorgio Micheletti, accused by the Order of Journalists of having minimized the episode, a moment of reflection and professional break waiting to clarify the facts.
Certificates of solidarity with the journalist came from the world of sport, politics and journalism. "These are things that hurt - said the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò - especially a few hours after the celebration of the day against violence against women".
The city of Florence gathers around the attacked journalist. "I would like to say to Greta - said the mayor Dario Nardella - that she did well, very well, to report, hers is an example for many women".
(Unioneonline / vl)
