Rubiales, Vilda, Luque and Rivera face trial for kissing and pressuring Jenny Hermoso: “It was not consensual” | Relief
Four of them. Luis Rubiales, Jorge WildaAlbert Luque and Ruben Rivera to appear in court kiss Jenny Hermoso “without consent” after the final in Sydney, and That follow-up pressure both she and her family to retain the position of former RFEF President.
Judge Francisco de Jorge concludes the investigation. proposed to try the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubialestogether with the still sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque, the former coach of the women’s team Jorge Vilda (now coach of Morocco) and the still marketing manager of the Federation Ruben Rivera. To follow-up pressure to which the player was exposed agree to make a public display, stating that the kiss was consensual.
To move on to the abbreviated procedure, which is a formula for making a decision to transfer a case to court after a preliminary investigation, Ultimately, the judge concluded that the kiss with the player “was not consensual and was a unilateral and unexpected initiative” of the investigated Luis Rubiales.. The case will now be heard by another magistrate because at the final stage, which may result in conviction. Therefore, the initial bravado of the former President of the Federation evaporates, assuming that the case is going to be closed. This did not happen: there will be a trial.
The judge also explains that It doesn’t matter with what intention it was done.. “The erotic purpose or not, as well as the state of euphoria and excitement resulting from an extraordinary sporting triumph, are elements the consequences and legal consequences of which must be assessed in an oral trial before the authority responsible for the prosecution.” He also explains that at this procedural moment Its function is limited to assessing whether there is sufficient evidence that the events described in your report occurred and that these events have criminal significance.therefore, the accusation is completely justified.
“It affects the sphere of intimacy”
According to De Jorge, his final conclusions did not need to make detailed qualifications or specify specific types of criminals, “since it is enough to understand that in the strictest possible classification they do not go beyond punishment.” who are subject to the abbreviated procedure.”
In this case, this indicates that a kiss on the lips “involves an area of intimacy reserved for sexual relations, especially in the context of two adults.”
Pressure from Wilda, Luque and Rivera
Jorge Wilda was the first to be sacked from the RFEF, after the final in Sydney, the non-consensual kiss and everything that happened afterwards. With the agreed succession of Pedro Rocha, An extension was promised to both the players and the government, but it was limited to just three dismissals.. Two of those now facing trial remain with the RFEF: Albert Luecke and Ruben Rivera. Believes that there are indications of the existence of a concerted action by the three, coordinated with Luis Rubiales, “to break the will of Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes and force her to agree to record a video in which she stated that the kiss was consensual.”
These facts, according to the judge, could mean a felony related to the underlying crime for which Luis Rubiales will be triedeven whether it may ultimately be in the nature of a petty crime, which is not a foregone conclusion in this order.
