This Friday, the Spanish Prosecutor’s Office presented a complaint to the National Court against Luis Rubiales, suspended president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), requesting an investigation for crimes of sexual assault and coercion.
It is about the kiss on the mouth that Luís Rubiales gave to the player Jenni Hermoso, after the end of the Women’s World Cup, which Spain won with a victory against England (1-0), on August 20, in Sydney, Australia. .
The Prosecutor’s Office considers that this action by Luis Rubiales was not consensual and, therefore, could constitute a crime of sexual assault and another of coercion against Jenni Hermoso, which is why it asks the Court to open proceedings against the director.
The position of the Public Ministry against Luís Rubiales occurs after Jenni Hermoso formalized a complaint with the State Attorney General’s Office. The player, contrary to what the manager claims, guarantees that the kiss was not consensual.
Before the kiss, in the stands of the stadium, Rubiales had touched his genitals to celebrate the Spanish victory.
The two behaviors earned him complaints from the Spanish government before the Sports Administrative Court, which decided to open a disciplinary file against Rubiales, and the suspension by FIFA of the position of president of the RFEF for 90 days.
The events in Sydney were followed by numerous criticisms of Rubiales, who said he would not abandon his position, which caused a new peak of protests and extreme positions, with the national team’s players announcing that they were not available to represent Spain again. as long as the current directors of the RFEF remain in their positions.
Eleven members of the women’s coach Jorge Vilda’s coaching staff resigned.
For his part, the coach, who condemned the “inadequate behavior” of the RFEF president, was dismissed from his position on Tuesday by the Spanish federation, after criticism from various sectors for having applauded the speech in which Rubiales said that he did not I would. resign and that he was the victim of persecution by “false feminism”.
Now, the court that received the complaint from the Public Ministry must decide whether or not to open criminal proceedings against Luís Rubiales.
Source: TSF
