Previous Spanish football federation head of state Luis Rubiales has actually been condemned of sexual offense of coming from his nonconsensual kiss of footballer Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 Globe Mug Final.
Spain defeat England 1-0, taking home the 2023 Globe Mug title. Rubiales kissed Hermoso without her authorization throughout the group’s prize event, which was caught on video clip and in pictures.
Rubiales was put on hold from his placement in August 2023 after the event. Almost the whole mentoring personnel has actually surrendered in the middle of the conflict.
Spain’s footballer Jennifer Hermoso gets to the court of San Fernando de Henares, eastern of Madrid, on February 3, 2025, in the event versus previous head of state of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales, charged of sex attack and threat over physical kiss on her lips throughout the 2023 Female’s Globe Mug medal event.
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Spain’s protector # 20 Rocio Galvez is congratuled by Head of state of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales (R) alongside Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Female’s Globe Mug last football suit in between Spain and England at Arena Australia in Sydney on August 20, 2023.
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Rubiales had actually asserted that the kiss was consensual, yet Hermoso openly rejected that insurance claim.
After rejecting to surrender in the middle of stress from the Spanish federal government, gamers, football clubs and authorities, he later on surrendered from his placement. In October 2023, Rubiales was outlawed by FIFA from all football tasks for 3 years.
The event activated objections and fed right into the broader conversation regarding sexism and authorization.
Luis Rubiales gets to the National Court in Madrid, Spain, February 12, 2025.
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Rubiales can deal with greater than a year behind bars.
In 2015, a court stated there sufficed proof for Rubiales and 3 various other previous execs with the Royal Spanish Football Federation to head to test.
District attorneys requested for a two-and-a-half-year sentence for Rubiales, suggesting he held Hermoso’s head without her authorization which the nonconsensual kiss had individual and expert repercussions for the football gamer, district attorneys informed ABC Information. He can additionally deal with a penalty of at the very least 50,000 euros ($ 54,000), district attorneys stated.
District attorneys requested for Rubiales to be restricted from connecting with or coming within a 200-meter distance of Hermoso.
The district attorney’s workplace stated it additionally asked for one-and-a-half years behind bars for the 3 previous execs that the court stated might have taxed Hermoso to claim it was a consensual kiss.
– ABC Information’ Aicha El Hammar Castano added to this record
