The journalist Isabel Balado was victim of sexual assault live this Monday. While the reporter was making a connection from Tirso de Molina, in the center of Madrid, for the program On everyone’s lips Four, a man approached her from behind and he touched her ass. The aggressor was arrested a few hours later by the National Police.
After the non-consensual touching, Balado was visibly shocked and asked the man to let her work. «Wait a second. We’re live,» she says. However, during the next few seconds, the aggressor, far from moving away from her, He has stayed by her side looking at her.
Witnessing the scene, the program’s presenter, Nacho Abad, also stunned, decided to interrupt the broadcast and call the Police. Shortly after, the man was arrested.
Meanwhile, Balado has asked the man «please» to let her work: «As much as you want to ask me what channel we are from, Do you really have to touch my ass?«he snapped.
He, however, has not hesitated to deny the facts with a hesitant tone. And even before leaving he has not cut himself and He touched her hair again condescendingly to the journalist without her consent.
«Has been totally unpleasant and I see that he is bothering everyone he meets. It’s not my personal thing, it’s happening to all the girls he meets. It has made me quite nervous«said the visibly affected reporter.
The video has begun to be shared on social networks and many users have sent messages of support to Balado. The Minister of Equality of Spain, Irene Monteroalso wanted to make it clear that «what until now was ‘normal’ is no longer normal.»
«#SeAcabó is the cry of our country to guarantee the right to sexual freedom of all women. Non-consensual touching is sexual violence and we say enough to impunity,» Montero wrote on his X account (former Twitter).