Man who kissed a Spanish TV reporter during live broadcast is convicted of sexual assault and ordered to pay his victim £2,000 compensation
- Raquel Guillan was kissed by a stranger while broadcasting a piece to camera
- Reporter was covering sand storm that engulfed the Spanish island of Lanzarote
- Unnamed suspect kissed Guillan on the cheek and then tried to flee the scene
- But he dropped his wallet and was convicted of sexual assault and fined £2,024
A man who kissed a reporter during a live TV broadcast in Spain has been ordered to pay his victim more than £2,000 after admitting sexual assault.
Raquel Guillan was reporting live on TV channel ‘Radio Television Canarias’ about the sand storm that engulfed the Spanish island of Lanzarote when the incident took place.
The man, whose name has not been reported, admitted in court that he kissed the reporter before trying to run away.
Reporter Raquel Guillan (left and right) was kissed by a stranger during a live broadcast from the Spanish island of Lanzarote
In the video, the man could be seen approaching the broadcaster from behind and kissing her as she carried out a live broadcast.
He then tried to flee but reportedly dropped his wallet in the process which allowed him to be identified.
The suspect later pulled the reporter’s hair and pushed her when she bravely stood her ground and refused to give him his wallet back.
He was found guilty of sexual assault and aggression and was banned by the court from trying to and contact Guillan by any means.
The man was also ordered to pay the victim compensation of £2,024 (€2,410) and he has been forbidden to come any closer than 984 feet of the victim’s home or place of work.
A man who kissed reporter Raquel Guillan during a live TV broadcast in Spain admitted sexual assault and was ordered to pay his victim £2,024
Guillan reportedly filed a complaint after the incident and received the support of the TV channel where she works.
The attacker was located on Monday by the Spanish National Police, after the complaint was filed by the victim.
The suspect was summoned to appear at the Courthouse of Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, on Tuesday where he was convicted.
Mayor Astrid Perez reportedly spoke personally with Guillan to show solidarity with the journalist.
The councilor also signed a press release issued to local media saying she ‘rejected this type of sexist behavior towards women’ and also regretted that ‘still persists in a part of society, including many young people’s, attitudes of gender violence’.