LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), will avoid jail over the ‘non-consensual kiss’ he planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s National Court upheld the original conviction and threw out an appeal launched by Hermoso’s legal team. Rubiales, 47 years old, overshadowed Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory over England in 2023 when he grabbed …
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Luis Rubiales ‘kiss’ saga takes dramatic turn with prosecutors demanding new trial due to ‘biased’ judge – CSN News
THE Public Prosecutor’s Office wants the Luis Rubiales ‘kiss’ case retried and sentencing revoked because the judge was ‘biased’. Rubiales has been convicted of sexual assaulting Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish footballer in 2023. Rubiales kissed her after their team’s World Cup win. The former Spanish football boss was fined €10,800 for the kiss but cleared of coercion. READ MORE Marta …
Read More »Rubiales ‘kiss’ trial ends in Spain with verdict on Jenni Hermoso incident expected ‘within weeks’ – CSN News
The trial of former Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales for the infamous Jenni Hermoso kiss ended on Friday. The judge Jose Manuel Clemente Fernandez Prieto will render a decision and possibly sentence within a few months following the 10 days of testimony in the Madrid area courthouse. The judge made a joke after Rubiales and three other accused of …
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