MADRID: Five days after resigning as Spain’s football chief, Luis Rubiales is due in court today on sexual assault charges over forcibly kissing Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso.
Rubiales, who was head of Spain’s RFEF football federation at the time, has repeatedly insisted the kiss was consensual.De Jorge on Monday admitted a complaint against Rubiales filed the previous week by the public prosecutors’ office, citing alleged “offences of sexual assault” and “coercion”. In their complaint, prosecutors said they had included the offence of coercion because of Hermoso’s statement in which she said “she and those close to her had suffered constant ongoing pressure by Luis Rubiales and his professional entourage to justify and condone” his actions.
The hearing comes with new coach Montse Tome, the first woman to lead the team, set to announce her squad today for Uefa Women’s Nations League matches against Sweden and Switzerland on Sept 22 and Sept 26.
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