Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that a man kissing the hand of a woman without her consent can constitute sexual assault. In a case that dates back to 2023, a man approached a woman at a bus stop in Madrid, kissed her hand and made gestures to suggest she follow him and that he would pay her. A court found the man guilty of sexual assault and fined him €1,620 (£1,400; $1,858), a sanction that was upheld by Madrid's provincial tribunal. The convicted man took the case to the Supreme Court,