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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.

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[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 74 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

30 months?

For a kiss?

You're goddamned right.

Keep it to yourself, fucking creep.

Edit: Everyone move to the sidewalks, the anti-woke parade is marching through with their cute little batons and hats and the giant balloon mascots of their precious egos.

[-] tourist@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

€50k to the victim feels not enough

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[-] roastedDeflator@kbin.social 33 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Dodgy dude full of himself by all accounts apparently. Who knows what he and his buddies have been doing off camera.

[edit: relevant informative article Luis Rubiales: these seven tactics made his speech excusing his assault on Jenni Hermoso a textbook case in silencing women ]

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 14 points 6 months ago

It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss...

Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke And she's taking a drag

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Now they're going to bed

And my stomach is sick

and it's all in my head

but they're getting their cuffs now

I think my luck has run out.

Let me goooo

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


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 indictment said the three officials harassed Hermoso by exerting “constant and repeated acts of pressure” directly on the player and through her friends and family.

Spain’s criminal code allows judges to “exceptionally” suspend jail terms if – as in this case – none of the sentences imposed individually exceeds two years.

Police were also reported to have raided an apartment in Granada belonging to Rubiales, who was banned from all football activity for three years in October over his misconduct at the World Cup final.

The RFEF issued a statement on Wednesday confirming its management commission will now ­examine “any type of contract that may be under suspicion due to the actions of its former president, Luis Rubiales.


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