Luis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of the kiss, offences carrying jail terms of one year and 18 months respectively.
The 46-year-old grabbed Hermoso and kissed her on the lips on 20 August during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, sparking global outrage and causing a national debate in Spain about sexism. Hermoso and her teammates said the kiss was unwanted and demeaning, but Rubiales argued it was consensual and denied any wrongdoing.
It’s not the physical moves at all in this judgement. He threatened her to say it was consensual afterward, that is the most damning thing about this incident.
And then he wanted to remain in charge even after the team said they wouldn’t play with him there. The last thing is not a crime, however it does show how power hungry and short sighted the guy is.
Had he just made an apology instead of a threat this whole thing would be very different.
That was a bad course of action, I agree. You’d certainly expect him to lose his job.
Assault itself is illegal, then pressuring someone to cover it up is more so. Has he handeled it better he might have kept his job. But he chose to be an unsufferable twat about it and they threw the book at him.
If you run a red light and get caught you might get off with a warning, if you’re polite about it. If curse at the cop and then try to bribe him, you’re probably going to jail.