Spanish soccer participant Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips with out her consent after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup closing, the nation’s prosecutor’s workplace stated Wednesday.
Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation, kissed Hermoso on the lips through the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on August 20 in Sydney, Australia.
Rubiales has insisted the kiss was consensual. Hermoso has denied that. She additionally stated she and her household had been pressured by the federation to point out their help for Rubiales within the rapid aftermath of the scandal attributable to the kiss that tarnished her group’s victory.
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Spain’s authorities, gamers’ unions, gamers and many voters have come out in help of Hermoso. Rubiales, in the meantime, has turn out to be a soccer outcast even whereas he refuses to resign.
Rubiales was suspended from his submit by FIFA on August 27, a day after he refused to step down when he delivered a defiant speech to the final meeting of his federation through which he claimed he was the sufferer of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists.” The prosecutor’s workplace stated Hermoso made the accusation on Tuesday. Prosecutors had stated final week that they had been going to fulfill with Hermoso to present her the chance to current an accusation in opposition to Rubiales.
Hermoso, a 33-year-old ahead, now performs for Mexican membership Pachuca after an extended profession with high Spanish and European golf equipment, together with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com