Current:Home > NewsJenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss -FutureProof Finance
Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss
View
Date:2025-04-14 03:22:31
Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexually assaulting her after a non-consensual kiss on the lips after the Spain's World Cup victory last month, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Wednesday.
Rubiales, who is the president of the Spanish soccer federation, was provisionally suspended by FIFA for at least 90 days after he refused to step down. He claimed he was a victim of a "witch hunt" by "false feminists."
The federation then threatened legal action against Hermoso for refusing to accept Rubiales’s version of the kiss.
Hermoso denied that the kiss was consensual and prosecutors in Spain have already started an investigation into whether the kiss would be classified as a sexual assault. She testified on Tuesday and the prosecutor's office said the complaint will be processed "as soon as possible."
The legal complaintcomes a day after the federation fired Jorge Vilda, the coach of the women's Spanish World Cup team, following years of complaints from players that Vilda was unprofessional.
veryGood! (671)
Related
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- You Can Bet on Loving This Photo of Zac Efron and His Little Siblings Olivia and Henry
- Justice Department issues new report aimed at improving police hiring nationwide
- World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there’s a chance to restore them
- Press freedom group says Taliban court has freed a French-Afghan journalist held for 284 days
- IRS to test free tax-filing platform in 13 U.S. states. Here's where.
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Biden’s visit to Israel yields no quick fixes: ANALYSIS
Ranking
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Bella Hadid Packs on the PDA With Cowboy Adan Banuelos After Marc Kalman Breakup
- Mexican court employees call 5-day strike to protest proposed funding cuts
- 2 children die in an early morning fire at a Middle Tennessee home
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Democrat Katrina Christiansen announces her 2nd bid for North Dakota US Senate seat
- Marine killed in homicide at Camp Lejeune; second Marine held for suspected involvement
- Rite Aid is closing more than 150 stores. Here's where they are.
Recommendation
New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Activists turn backs on US officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States wraps up
I-25 in Colorado set to reopen Thursday after train derailment collapsed bridge and killed trucker
Woman becomes Israeli folk hero for plying Hamas militants with snacks until rescue mission arrives
Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
Italy suspends open border with Slovenia, citing increased terror threat as Mideast violence spikes
Workers noticed beam hanging off railcar days before fatal accident but didn’t tell the railroad
NFL finalizes contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell through March 2027