Luis Rubiales has been issued a restraining order banning him from going within 200m of Jenni Hermoso after he allegedly kissed her without consent.
The former president of the Spanish Football Federation was summoned to Madrid’s Audiencia Nacional to answer allegations of sexual assault and coercion.
Rubiales denied both accusations in court as he has done repeatedly when speaking to the media, claiming the kiss was consensual.
The coercion charge relates to the claim that he attempted to persuade Hermoso to say that the kiss was consensual.
Prosecutors had asked the judge hearing the case to consider a restraining order which would prevent Rubiales from going within 500 metres of Hermoso.
Shortly after the case concluded, the judge approved a restraining order of 200m, as well as the condition that Rubiales must not contact Hermoso.
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Hermoso’s lawyer Carla Vall said: “We are very satisfied with today’s statement.
“We can continue to maintain that it was not a consensual kiss.
“Thanks to that video, everyone has been able to see that there was no kind of consent, and that is what we are going to show inside the courtroom too.”
Neither Rubiales nor his lawyer spoke to the media after the hearing.
As of last year, Spain have a ‘Only Yes is Yes’ law in place which categorises the alleged non-consensual kiss as sexual assault.
Rubiales could face a fine or a jail sentence if he is found guilty.
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Following their World Cup victory, Spain’s winning squad, as well as many other eligible players, went on strike on
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