Dutch court fines man in first conviction under new sexual harassment law

Man in Rotterdam faces 100 penalty after law introduced across Netherlands to tackle harassment in public spaces

A 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.