January 3 – Spain’s World Cup-winning star Jenni Hermoso told a judge on Tuesday that the kiss she was forced to kiss by disgraced former Spanish soccer coach Luis Rubiales was “in no way consensual.” He said he was under pressure to defend his actions.
The 33-year-old testified for two and a half hours behind closed doors before Judge Francisco de Jorge, who is investigating Rubiales on charges of sexual assault and coercion.
In the August 20 incident, after Spain won the Women’s World Cup in Australia, the then president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) put her hands on Hermoso’s head and kissed her on the lips.
“At the end of her statement, she confirmed what she had said at the prosecutor’s office that the kiss was completely unexpected and in no way consensual,” a judicial source told AFP.
Mr. Hermoso filed the lawsuit in September, apparently telling a judge that he was under pressure to defend Mr. Rubiales’ actions.
“The conditions experienced by the victim after the incident, including constant harassment by those under investigation, both on the flight back to Spain and during her stay in Ibiza, disrupted her normal life and caused anxiety and distress.” said. the source added, citing Hermoso’s testimony.
Under Spanish law, kissing without consent can be considered sexual assault, a criminal category that lumps together all types of sexual violence. Penalties for such a kiss range from a fine to four years in prison.
Rubiales has long protested his innocence, but has previously said the kiss was “spontaneous, mutual, exhilarating and consensual”, leading to him being suspended by FIFA under pressure. , was forced to resign as RFEF president on September 10th.
“Everything is in the hands of justice, that’s all I can say…The process will run its course,” Hermoso told reporters as he was escorted out of court by his lawyer.
The judge also pressed Hermoso (former women’s coach Jorge Virda, men’s team director Alberto Luque and RFEF marketing director Ruben River) before deciding whether to take the matter to trial. The other three people were questioned about the suspicion that they had committed the crime.
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