Police in Spain arrested a man for alleged sexual assault of a journalist after he touched her rear while she was live on air, with the man's actions prompting outrage.
The incident comes as Spain is embroiled in a debate over sexism sparked by the scandal involving a kiss on the lips by the president of Spain's football federation, Luis Rubiales, on World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso.
On Tuesday, Isa Balado was reporting on a robbery in Madrid for channel Cuatro when a man approached her from behind and touched her bottom before asking her which TV channel she worked for.
Balado explained she was in the middle of a live broadcast and attempted to continue with her report but host insisted that she put the man in front of the camera. She confronted him, telling him that she had been trying to do her job.
As he walked away, he attempted to touch her head as she ducked out of the way. The man continued to linger in the street. Labour minister Yolanda Diaz said, "It is machismo that makes journalists suffer sexual assaults like this."
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