Will Luis Rubiales continue to deny the facts? Answer this Friday. The former president of the Spanish Football Federation is summoned this weekend by the courts in the investigation into his forced kiss to the player Jennifer Hermoso after the world coronation of the women’s “Roja”.
Luis Rubiales is summoned at midday by an investigating judge “to be heard as an accused” and to respond to the accusations of “sexual assault” brought against him, the court said in a statement. National audience. This decision follows the green light given Monday by Judge Francisco de Jorge to the request of the prosecution, which called for proceedings to be initiated against Luis Rubiales for “sexual assault” and “crime of coercion” against Jenni Hermoso.
“I have faith in the truth”
The announcement of this summons by the courts comes two days after the resignation of Luis Rubiales who ended up throwing in the towel after refusing to leave his post since the start of the affair, claiming that this kiss was “consensual” – which Hermoso categorically denies. The principal concerned indicated that he was resigning in particular to concentrate on his defense. “I have faith in the truth and I will do everything in my power to make it prevail,” he wrote in his resignation letter.
Since a recent reform of the Spanish penal code, a non-consensual kiss can be considered sexual assault, a criminal category bringing together all types of sexual violence. According to a spokeswoman for the prosecution, the penalties incurred by Rubiales range from a fine to four years in prison.
The offense of coercion was also retained because, according to the prosecution, “Jenni Hermoso explained that she had been, with her entourage, the victim of constant pressure from Rubiales and her professional entourage so that she justified and approved the facts “.
