Luis Rubiales, the previous president of Spain’s soccer federation, has arrived at a courtroom in Madrid to present testimony on Friday to a Spanish choose investigating his kiss of a participant on the Women’s World Cup.
Judge Francisco de Jorge issued the order earlier this week for Rubiales to reply his questions at Spain’s National Court.
Rubiales kissed Spain ahead Jenni Hermoso on the lips through the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on 20 August in Sydney, Australia. He mentioned she had consented to the kiss, however Hermoso has denied that repeatedly.
Rubiales didn’t communicate earlier than getting into the courthouse along with his lawyer.
Spanish state prosecutors formally accused Rubiales final week of alleged sexual assault and an act of coercion when, in accordance with Hermoso, he pressured her to talk out in his protection instantly after the scandal erupted.
Rubiales introduced on Sunday that he was resigning from his submit, from which he had already been provisionally suspended by Fifa.
De Jorge is finishing up the preliminary investigation into the accusations in opposition to Rubiales, and can then determine whether or not the case ought to go to trial.
According to a sexual consent regulation handed in Spain final yr, Rubiales might face a high-quality or a jail sentence of 1 to 4 years if discovered responsible of sexual assault. The new regulation eradicated the distinction between “sexual harassment” and “sexual assault,” sanctioning any non-consentual sexual act.
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