It was a typical day for a woman getting on with her job.
Only the horrific thing that happened to her got caught on camera.
Mexican journalist Maria Fernanda Mora was outside the Guadalajara Stadium talking to fans after the April 26th match between C.D. Guadalajara and Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Video footage shows her speaking to fans, when an ecstatic fan comes over behind them jumping and singing.
That was when more come over excited and cheering. It was during that moment that one of them reportedly pinched her during the commotion.
Mora immediately reacted to the situation by turning around and swatting him away.
The incident soon went viral on social media.
Watch the video:
In light of what happened, Mora posted a statement on Twitter.
It reads as follows:
What happened to me at dawn on Thursday happens to thousands of women every day in public spaces.
The difference is that it happened to me during a live link on television and I decided to defend myself. My reaction is what turned the fact into something viral.
I thought, It could be an accidental rubbing because of people's pushing and I kept talking to the camera.
This guy, emboldened because I did not react and kept doing my job, put his hand between my buttocks twice more. I decided to defend myself.
I don't regret my reaction at all in my way of acting before his attack because I had previously suffered harassment in the performance of my journalistic work.
I defended myself because women are NOT GOING TO LEAVE AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP.
