‘To the man who smacked my butt on live TV’: Woman reporter calls out runner

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By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 9, 2019 7:50:52 pm

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A male participant, wearing sunglasses and a hat smacked the reporter on her lower back leaving her momentarily speechless.

A reporter covering a marathon race in Georgia was touched inappropriately by one of the runners on live TV.  Alex Bozarjian, a reporter at the US television station WSAV, was covering the Savannah Bridge Run when a male runner sexually assaulted her.

Bozarjian later took to Twitter and called him out for his indecent behaviour. “To the man who smacked my butt on live TV this morning: You violated, objectified, and embarrassed me,” she tweeted, along with the footage.

Watch the video here:

The news footage shows enthusiastic runners waving at the camera as Bozarjian spoke about the huge turnout. Moments later a white male wearing sunglasses and a hat hits Bozarjian from behind, leaving her momentarily speechless. But the journalist was quick to compose herself and continue the broadcast.

Bozarjian’s tweet went viral and prompted massive outrage among people. Take a look st some reactions here:

Several users did a bit of social media sleuthing to identify the man using his race bib number. The runner was soon identified as Tommy Callaway, a resident of Georgia. Responding to the incident, Savannah Sports Council condemned the incident and has banned Callaway from all future events.

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