BARCELONA — Prosecutors at Spain's top criminal court opened a preliminary investigation on Monday (Aug 28) into Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss on the lips of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on grounds it could constitute a crime of 'sexual assault'.
BARCELONA — Prosecutors at Spain's top criminal court opened a preliminary investigation on Monday into Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss on the lips of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on grounds it could constitute a crime of"sexual assault".
Spain's National Court said they had opened a preliminary probe into Mr Rubiales's kiss on Ms Hermoso at the World Cup final in Sydney on Aug 20,"which could constitute an offence of sexual assault". Ms Hermoso later said the incident left her feeling"vulnerable and like the victim of an assault", with a statement on social media describing it as"an impulsive, macho act, out of place and with no type of consent on my part".
"In order to proceed with a case for sexual assault, harassment or sexual abuse, it will be necessary for the injured party or their legal representative to file suit." The presidents said they backed interim chief Pedro Rocha, who convened the meeting between the regional presidents, to lead the organisation into"dialogue and reconciliation with all football institutions"."We will urge the relevant authorities to carry out a profound and imminent organisational restructuring in strategic positions of the federation in order to make way for a new stage in the management of Spanish football," it read.
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