Francisco de Jorge, judge of the National Court of Spain, admitted this Monday the complaint of the Prosecutor’s Office against the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales for the crimes of sexual assault and coercion for the kiss he gave to that country’s national team player Jenni Hermoso.
According to EFE, the lawyer asked to inform Rubiales of the acceptance of the complaint so that he has “full knowledge of the alleged facts” and can exercise his right of defense.
De Jorge also authorized the first steps to investigate the events that occurred at the 2023 Women’s Soccer World Cup awards ceremony in Australia and New Zealand. tournament that the Spanish team won in Sydney on August 20 against the England team.
In that sense, The judge ordered RTVE to compile all the videos, “from all angles”, of the moment “in which the defendant kisses the complainant”as well as the audiovisual material showing the moments before and after the event.
On the other hand, the judge ordered the newspaper El País to provide the video of the celebration in the locker room, the newspaper AS to provide the video of the moments of the kiss, and the newspaper La Vanguardia was requested to provide the video of the celebration on the bus of the Spanish national team. Women’s Football.
According to the judge, “The admission for processing of the complaint that the Prosecutor’s Office presented last Friday “for the investigation of the reported facts” “proceeds”. The public ministry believes that the events could constitute a crime of sexual assault and another of coercion.
Rubiales presented his resignation to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) this Sunday after more than five years at the head of the institution.
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