The scene sparked a public outcry in Italy. While providing a live duplex in front of a football stadium for Toscana TV, on November 27, journalist Greta Beccaglia was the victim of a sexual assault. A man came up to her, spitting into her hand, before hitting her on the buttocks. On the images that have been around social networks, we see her react, ringing: “Excuse me? You can not do that ! », She says to her attacker. “I felt outraged, raped. To this person, I was like a pole to hit to vent his anger. They were not fans, they were executioners, ”the journalist told the newspaper“ Corriere della Sera ”the next day. The streak was all the more shocked as the Serie A matches were dedicated to violence against women that day.
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The lack of reaction from the show's host was also criticized.
"Do not get angry," he repeats several times on the live images.
“Our studio reporter made a mistake, he used the wrong language, the wrong words.
We have already discussed this at an editorial conference ”, responded the editor-in-chief of Toscana TV, Mauro Talluri, assuring his support to Greta Beccaglia.
"We will pay the legal fees she faces and we will support her in any way we can," he promised.
The journalist decided to file a complaint.
An investigation has been opened.
