Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales is on trial in Madrid because he kissed Jenni Hermoso on his lips in 2023 after her World Cup triumph.
The tournament took place throughout Australia and New Zealand and Spain, which Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands reached in Sydney. A goal in the first half of defender Olga Carmona was the difference in the final against England.
During the trophy semony after the game, the story quickly changed from Spain’s history, the triumph to controversy after ruby kisses, as a ruby hermoso kissed on his lips when the players collected their medals. What followed was a scandal that embarrassed Spanish football and ultimately led to the fact that the president finally resigned from his role in September 2023.
Now ruby is in court for sexual assault and forced allegations when Hermoso says that the kiss had happened without its consent. The 47-year-old, if he was found guilty, could have a prison sentence of up to four years.
The process that takes place in Madrid began on Monday and is expected to last until February 19. Rubiales immediately contested misconduct, insisted that the kiss was mutually mutual, and claimed to be the victim of a “witch hunt” of “false feminists”.
Accordingly The independentHermoso, the public prosecutor and the Spanish player association want a prison sentence of two and a half year for ruby, € 50,000 (£ 42,000), so that it is prohibited near them.
Hermoso, who is currently playing her football in Mexico for the Liga MX Femenil Club Tigres, was the first witness in the process and provided evidence on Monday. She told the court the kiss “colored one of the happiest days of my life”.
The 34-year-old insisted that she never gave Rubiales the permission to kiss her and she did not feel respected as a woman. “I greeted the queen, I greeted her daughter,” said Hermoso.
“The next one was to hit rubyers. The next thing he did was to grab my ears and kiss on my mouth. I haven’t heard or understood. A kiss on my lips is only given when I Decide me. “
Hermoso then explained that she was pulled aside and was asked to agree to an explanation to minimize the incident that has already become viral on social media. She says Rubiales then asked her to record a video with him on the flight home from Australia when he was accused of assault – she refused both.
Together with an attack judgment, the prosecutors also demand that rubyers convict a dispute when he supposedly tried to suppress Hermoso, publicly that the kiss was mutually acceptable.
Rubial denies both charges.