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Kissing scandal: Rubiales sentenced to pay fine
Spain's former head of the association Luis Rubiales has been given a minor penalty in connection with the kissing scandal in Spanish soccer!
The forced kiss on the mouth of world champion Jennifer Hermoso after the 2023 World Cup final was a sexual assault punishable by a fine of 10,800 euros, the state court in Madrid ruled on Thursday. Rubiales told the news agency Reuters that he would appeal against the decision. According to many observers, Rubiales got off with an extremely lenient sentence. Rubiales and his three co-defendants were acquitted of the charge of coercion.
The public prosecutor's office had demanded two and a half years in prison for Rubiales (47) - one year for sexual assault and one and a half years for the pressure exerted on the player in order to play down the seriousness of the crime. The accused was "sentenced to an 18-month fine of 20 euros per day", according to a statement from the court. Rubiales is also banned from approaching the player within a radius of 200 meters and from communicating with her for one year.
The three co-defendants will also not be prosecuted. In addition to Rubiales, ex-women's national coach Jorge Vilda, former RFEF sports director Albert Luque and the association's former head of marketing, Rubén Rivera, were also in the dock.
Spanish soccer "completely rotten"
This fine is "minimal", complained MEP and former Spanish equality minister Irene Montero. On TV channel "La Sexta", analyst Pablo Pombo took the same line and said that the sentence was "completely inadequate". Outraged, he shouted: "I hope that there will soon be more convictions in Spanish soccer, because it is clear that he is completely rotten." The Spanish Progressive Women's Association announced that it was "deeply disappointed" by the verdict.
Scandal overshadowed the 2023 World Cup
The scandal overshadowed the Spanish women's World Cup triumph in Sydney in August 2023. In the wake of the affair, Rubiales resigned as head of the national association shortly afterwards. He was subsequently banned for three years by FIFA, among others. Rubiales has repeatedly denied all accusations until the end. Hermoso repeatedly countered and also confirmed in court that the kiss had taken place against her will.
On the first day of the trial, the striker stated that the kiss had caused her "disgust and revulsion" and "overshadowed one of the happiest days of my life". The 34-year-old also said that she had been put under pressure by Rubiales and former association staff in the days after the World Cup to play down the matter and not accuse Rubiales.
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