The judge of the National Court Francisco de Jorge agreed to the opening of oral trial to Rubiales, according to a statement from the court. However, the date has yet to be defined.
Rubiales must appear in court “for the non-consensual kiss of the Spanish national team player Jennifer Hermoso after the World Cup final held in Sydney (Australia) on August 20 and for the subsequent coercion to make her make a public demonstration stating that had been consented to,” detailed the official text informing about the trial request.
The Prosecutor’s Office requests for the accused a sentence of two and a half years in prison for the crime of sexual assaultfor the kiss itself, and by coercion having pressured the athlete to “justify and approve the kiss that she had received against her will,” according to the document from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The prosecution also asked two years of probation Once the prison sentence is served, prohibit any type of contact, whether physical or not, with Hermoso for four years and compensate the player with 50,000 euros. Judge De Jorge asked Rubiales to post a bond of 65,000 euros within a “period of 24 hours” to face “the civil liabilities to which he could be sentenced.”
The magistrate also confirmed that the former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda and two former leaders of the FederationAlbert Luque and Rubén Rivera, must face a trial as accused of coercion against Hermoso. For this crime, the Prosecutor’s Office requests against them one year and six months in prison.
Luis Rubiales kissed a soccer player without her consent
On August 20, 2023, Rubiales kissed the player on the lips with the number 10 shirt of the Spanish national team, Jenni Hermoso, in front of the cameras around the world, after the victory in Sydney during the final of the women’s World Cup. As the soccer player clarified, the act took her by surprise and did not provide consent.
His gesture sparked a wave of indignation in Spain and abroad, and Rubiales ended up resigning from his position as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation the following month. Since a recent reform of the Penal Code Spanish, a non-consensual kiss can be considered sexual assaulta criminal category that groups together all types of sexual violence.
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