Rubiales faces trial for kissing Jenny Hermoso, as well as Vilda, Luque and Rivera for coercion | Relief

National Court Judge Francisco de Jorge agreed to open an oral trial of the former president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales for kissing a Spanish national team player without consent Jennifer Hermoso after the World Cup final in Sydney, Australia, and then being forced to make a public statement that it was consensual.

Due to these facts, the head of the First Central Court, as required by the indictment of the prosecutor’s office, the player himself and the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE), agrees to begin oral proceedings against Rubiales for crimes of sexual assault and coercion.

The magistrate is also sending the former athletic director of the men’s team to trial on coercion charges. Albert Lueckeformer women’s national team coach Jorge Wilda and the person responsible for marketing the Federation Ruben Rivera.

To satisfy the civil liability to which he may be sentenced, the court requires Rubiales to provide assistance within 24 hours. bail of 65,000 euros for the crime of sexual violence. The same financial amount should be fixed for the crime of coercion, in this case together with three other defendants in this crime.

The decision, which is not subject to appeal, designates the Central Criminal Court of the National Court as the person responsible for carrying out this procedure, based on the penalties provided for by the charges, and gives ten-day period for persons under investigation to submit their defense briefs.