September 15 – Luis Rubiales, the now former president of the Spanish FA and ex-vice president of Uefa, went to the Excessive Court docket in Madrid at present to present his eagerly awaited testimony to prosecutors investigating his notorious kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso.
The courtroom instantly imposed a restraining order to stop Rubiales approaching Hermoso because the investigation started into alleged sexual assault.
The case has triggered a furore over sexism in Spanish sport and society at massive and Rubiales’ look got here simply days after he bowed to international strain and resigned.
Nonetheless unrepentant, he stated nothing as he walked into the nationwide courtroom to face accusations of sexual assault and coercion having at all times insisted he had Hermoso’s consent.
The restraining order prevents him from making an attempt to contact Hermoso or coming inside 200 metres of her. However choose Francisco de Jorge rejected a request by the prosecution that Rubiales ought to report back to the courtroom each two weeks.
When Rubiales left the courtroom along with his lawyer following a closed-door investigative listening to that lasted about an hour, he once more didn’t communicate to the media ready exterior.
Throughout his testimony, Rubiales denied the accusations in response to an announcement by the prosecutor’s workplace. However the choose will study proof earlier than deciding whether or not to convey formal expenses and advance the case to trial. If it goes that far Rubiales might face a fantastic or perhaps a jail sentence if he’s discovered responsible.
De Jorge reportedly has requested to see the second of the kiss “from all angles” and has additionally requested for a video of World Cup-winning celebrations within the dressing room and from the staff bus because it left the stadium in Sydney.
“I place confidence in the reality and I’ll do every part in my energy in order that it prevails,” Rubiales declared after quitting essentially the most highly effective job in Spanish soccer.
However when Hermoso instructed prosecutors that Rubiales kissed her on the mouth with out her consent, the state prosecutor filed a judicial grievance.
“We will rise up what we stated from the start. It was a kiss with out consent, everybody noticed the pictures,” Hermoso’s lawyer Carla Vall instructed reporters after Friday’s listening to.
Scores of gamers, sports activities our bodies and politicians have backed Hermoso whereas greater than 80 of Spain’s prime feminine gamers have refused to play for the nationwide staff till there are adjustments within the RFEF administration line-up and magnificence.
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1694848580labto1694848580ofdlr1694848580owedi1694848580sni@w1694848580ahsra1694848580w.wer1694848580dna1694848580