Migrant Arrested for Touching Woman on Moscow Metro Escalator
The Ostankino court sentenced a man to eight days of administrative arrest for harassing a passenger on the escalator at the Ryzhskaya Moscow Metro station, according to MK.Ru.
Consensus
- The incident occurred on July 26 at Rizhskaya station on the Moscow Metro's Big Circle Line.
- The man was a migrant and was accused of touching a woman's legs on an escalator.
- The woman pushed the man away and later reported the incident to the police.
- Video surveillance footage contradicted the man's claim of not noticing the contact.
- The Ochakovo Court found the man guilty of petty hooliganism.
- The man was sentenced to eight days of administrative arrest.
- The man claimed he was talking on the phone and did not notice the contact.
Points of divergence
- The man was accused of touching the woman while riding the escalator upward behind her. — riamo
- The man was described as a 'gastarbeiter' (foreign worker). — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court arrested migrant for clinging to passenger in Moscow Metro — РИАМО
- Migrant harassed woman on escalator in Moscow Metro, he was arrested — Вести