– There will be a trial for Luis Rubiales
The former president of the Spanish Federation, responsible for the affair of the forced kiss of the player Jennifer Hermoso, risks up to two and a half years in prison.
Published today at 8:29 p.m.
On August 20, 2023, Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed the Spanish player, world champion, Jennifer Hermoso.
The ex-president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) was officially put on trial for the crimes of sexual assault and “coercion” in the forced kiss affairsaid a judge of the National Audience court on Wednesday.
“The judge of the National Court Francisco de Jorge decided to send for trial” Luis Rubiales, “for the non-consensual kiss on the player of the Spanish selection Jennifer Hermoso at the end of the World Cup final which was held in Sydney (Australia) on August 20, as well as for the coercion (pressure) subsequently exerted for her to say publicly that this had been consented,” indicates the court press release.
The trial will be held at the National Court, a Madrid court in charge of complex cases, on a date which has not yet been set, judges Francisco de Jorge specifies in the court document.
Two and a half years required
The prosecution, which presents its submissions before the trial in Spain, requested a prison sentence of two and a half years for Luis Rubiales: one year for sexual assault and one and a half years for “coercion”.
The public prosecutor is also demanding two years of supervised release once her sentence has been served and that it pays 50,000 euros in compensation to the player.
Judge De Jorge asked Luis Rubiales to post bail of 65,000 euros within 24 hours to face “the civil responsibilities to which he may be sentenced.”
The coach in the dock
The magistrate also confirmed that the former coach of the women’s “Roja”, Jorge Vilda, and two former officials of the Federation would be seated in the dock, all accused of having exerted pressure on Jenni Hermoso.
On August 20, Luis Rubiales had surprised Spanish number 10 Jenni Hermoso on the lips in front of cameras around the world, a few minutes after the triumph of “Roja” (the Spanish selection) in Sydney during the Cup final of the Women’s World.
His gesture caused a wave of indignation in Spain and abroad, forcing Rubiales to resign the following month.
Since a recent reform of the Spanish Penal Code, a non-consensual kiss can be considered sexual assault, a criminal category bringing together all types of sexual violence, including rape.
AFP
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