A few days after his resignation as president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales arrived for the first time to be questioned by an investigating judge at the State Court in Madrid.
The 46-year-old must answer in court over a kiss with Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso.
Investigating Judge Francisco de Jorge must decide whether Rubiales should be placed in the dock on charges of sexual assault and coercion.
Spanish media assume Rubiales will present his version of events for the record. It was previously claimed that Hermoso consented to the kiss at an awards ceremony on August 20 in Sydney.
However, the 33-year-old explained that she “felt like the victim of a reckless, sexist and inappropriate act to which I did not consent.” Hermoso filed a complaint, which enabled the Attorney General’s Office to file a criminal complaint in state court.
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The former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, appeared before the Criminal Court in Madrid.
Reuters/Susana Vera
Although FIFA suspended him for 90 days shortly after the scandal and also began disciplinary proceedings against him, Rubiales long refused to resign as many at home and abroad demanded.
Only at the beginning of the week, he came to conclusions and relinquished his position as president of the Spanish Football Federation and vice-president of UEFA.
Second SRF, “Sportflash,” September 6, 2023, 8:00 p.m.; dpa/schc;geta
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