Luis Rubiales: Ex-Spain FA president ordered to give testimony by judge investigating World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales resigned as Spanish FA president on Sunday for kissing Jennifer Hermoso after Spain Women's World Cup final win over England; Rubiales ordered to give testimony to a Spanish judge investigating kiss; he is set to answer questions on Friday at Spain's National Court in Madrid
Wednesday 13 September 2023 06:06, UK
Luis Rubiales has been ordered to give testimony to a Spanish judge investigating the incident in which the ex-Spain FA president kissed a player at the Women's World Cup.
Judge Francisco de Jorge ordered Rubiales to answer his questions on Friday at Spain's National Court in Madrid, according to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Rubiales kissed Spain player Jennifer Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title last month in Sydney, Australia. He said she had consented to the kiss, but Hermoso has denied that.
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Spanish state prosecutors formally accused Rubiales last week of alleged sexual assault and an act of coercion when, according to Hermoso, he pressured her to speak out in his defense immediately after the scandal erupted.
Rubiales announced on Sunday that he was resigning from his post, from which he had already been provisionally suspended by FIFA.
De Jorge is carrying out the preliminary investigation into the accusations against Rubiales, and will then decide whether the case should go to trial.
According to a sexual consent law passed in Spain last year, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of sexual assault. The new law eliminated the difference between «sexual harassment» and «sexual assault», sanctioning any non-consensual
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