Man in Rotterdam faces €100 penalty after law introduced across Netherlands to tackle harassment in public spacesA court in the Netherlands has fined a man for harassing and intimidating a woman on a street in Rotterdam, in the first conviction under a new law tackling sexual harassment in public spaces.The 33-year-old man was fined €100 (£84) by a court in Rotterdam on Wednesday, months after he was accused of grabbing a woman on the street by the hips and holding her. The court set out an additional fine of €180 if he is caught reoffending. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/netherlands-dutch-court-rotterdam-man-fined-sexual-harassment-law
Author : Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2024-10-03 12:41:08
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Dutch court fines man in first conviction under new sexual harassment law
