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CBC reporter files complaint with RCMP after man kisses her on camera. Update: Man Apologize


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From the Globe and Mail:

Another televisionreporter doing a live report received a jarring distraction after a man kissed her on the cheek.

CBC reporter Megan Batchelor was covering a music festival in Squamish, B.C., north of Vancouver, on Friday when the incident happened.

She was doing a live hit for the network’s 6 p.m. newscast when video the network aired shows the man came up from behind, kissed her on the cheek and took a selfie.

The CBC quotes Batchelor as saying she was “rattled” by the encounter and felt like the unidentified man was trying to interfere with her ability to do her job.

The broadcaster is reporting that Batchelor has made a complaint to the RCMP and the network is asking anyone who knows the identity of the man to contact police.

The CBC said in an emailed statement on Sunday that Friday’s incident is another example of a disturbing trend and the network will do everything it can to ensure its journalists are safe when reporting from the field.

The RCMP says it has taken statements from Bachelor, a CBC cameraman and a witness, but the head of the Squamish RCMP detachment said tips from the public would be key in helping police to identify the man.“We really have no other recourse than to seek the assistance of the public,” said Staff Sgt. Brian Cumming.

It’s unclear what charges might be laid in the case — Cumming declined to speculate, noting that in British Columbia unlike other provinces, police must refer the case to the Crown and prosecutors decide on laying charges.

There have been a number of incidents recently where female television reporters have been the subject of abuse from people passing by.

An employee with the Ontario electrical utility Hydro One was let go earlier this year after he shouted crude remarks to a Toronto reporter who works for Citytv.

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I kinda hope he gets nailed honestly. Too many people are doing this kinda thing lately. Just let them to their job, stop being a dick looking for your 15 minutes of fame

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In Europe you kiss everyone on the cheeks when you meet them, in Canada you can get arrested for it.

In Europe, you see it coming and are both actively participating.

I'm pretty sick of idiots harassing (verbally, physically, whatever) reports (male or female) because they think it'll be fun to get their 15 seconds of fame. Let them do their jobs and treat them with respect.

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yes, if someone doesn't want a shirtless stranger coming up to them and kissing them while they perform their job in front of a public audience, they are a prude

Not only that, her twitter feed is full of ignorance as well. Like the guy who said if you don't like it, you shouldn't have this type of job...

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Well it used to be reporters got left alone. Then people started doing stupid stuff in the background. IF the reporters/news station had just ignored those people that would have been that. But no, they go and put them on TV in lighthearted segments, and on Youtube and make GiFs of them etc. So now every douchebag out there is trying to get on TV by being an idiot.

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If it was a male reporter kissed on the cheek by a cute girl and he filed a complaint he would be labeled all kinds of pansy....

If it was a male reporter kissed on the cheek by a dude and he filed a complaint he would be labeled a homophobe...

Not saying this is right... but I definitely think there's a double standard here

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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the context is a little different here.

Just a tad, eh?

But consider this, the trend of doing stupid stuff behind a reporter has gotten worse over time. It started with people making funny faces and waving, then yelling things and coming up right behind them, and then initiating physical contact. Most of those things aren't illegal, just stupid and rude, but when one of them is and you need a way to curb the behaviour or risk reporters possibly getting attacked in worse ways then it's probably time to show people there are consequences for their actions.

That's not even taking into account the fact this is a violation of her space and well within the assault/harassment realm and how society still treats not only women but other people in general with a lack of respect and I think it's fine she's taking a stand.

For the people freaking out that she did so, it's not like the guy will get jail time or anything over this, since it was on the minor end of things. It will go on his record though, and he'll spend some hours doing community service or pay a fine.

Lesson learned, hopefully people stop being idiots (not just behind reporters, but in general).

If it was a male reporter kissed on the cheek by a cute girl and he filed a complaint he would be labeled all kinds of pansy....

If it was a male reporter kissed on the cheek by a dude and he filed a complaint he would be labeled a homophobe...

Not saying this is right... but I definitely think there's a double standard here

You haven't seen her twitter apparently, she's certainly getting labelled more than a few things. They might be different things, but still the same level.

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