Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexually assaulting Spain’s Jenni Hermoso at Women’s World Cup, will appeal

Luis Rubiales, the chatter former president of the Royal Spanish football federation, was found guilty of a Madrid court of the sexual abuse of Spain player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday when he kissed her at the World Cup Final 2023 World Cup 2023. He will appeal. do the decision, According to Reuters.

The judge acquitted him of coercion, another indictment that he was confronted with during his trial this month, and did not have a prison sentence for a prison sentence, despite the argument of the public prosecutor that he had to spend two and a half years in prison . Three other people who were also tried for coercion were also released on that context-Ex-Spain coach Jorge Vilda, former sports director Alberto Luque and former marketing head Ruben Rivera.

However, Rubiales has been ordered to pay more than $ 13,000 in fines and compensation, is forbidden to go within 200 meters of Hermoso for a year and there is no longer any more to contact her at that time.

“This action of the kissing of a woman on the lips has a clear sexual connotation and is not the way people greet those with whom they do not have an emotional relationship,” said judge Jose Manuel Clemente Fernandez-Spieto in his verdict.

Rubiales kissed Hermoso with violence during the trophy ceremony during the World Cup final of 2023 in Sydney, Australia, where Spain won the trophy for the first time after beating England 1-0. The incident disrupted the historical victory for Spain, in which Hermoso in the stands said it was “one of the happiest days of my life.”

The incident also emphasized the many years of under-attack of the national team of the ladies by Federation officials, and spent a small group of their general budget on the women’s program, 10 years ago. These issues followed Spain during their World Cup -Winning Run, in which 15 players protested against the national team, just a few months before the competition after detailing a poisonous workplace that was promoted by Vilda.

Rubiales has 10 days to appeal against the judgment before the same court.