Rubiales has been summoned to appear at 1200 local time before an examining magistrate"to be heard as an accused" and to respond to accusations of"sexual assault", a Madrid court said in a statement Tuesday.
Judge Francisco de Jorge of the National Court admitted a complaint against Rubiales on Monday, filed by Spanish prosecutors last week regarding alleged"crimes of sexual assault and"coercion". The penalties for a forced kiss can range from a fine to four years in prison, according to sources from the public prosecutors' office.
"I have faith in the truth and I will do everything in my power so that it prevails," Rubiales wrote in an open letter.
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