The president of the Spanish Football Federation, suspended by Fifa for the so-called forced kiss affair, is now officially the subject of a complaint.
Jennifer Hermoso takes action. The 2023 world champion has officially filed a complaint against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Federation (RFEF) suspended by Fifa, we learned on Wednesday.
It is a judicial component that will continue after the opening, on August 28, of a preliminary investigation for alleged sexual assault by the Spanish prosecutor’s office. The latter needed a complaint, according to article 191 of the Penal Code in Spain recalls Mundo Deportivo, to initiate proceedings.
On Tuesday, the RFEF apologized “to the world of football and society as a whole” while at the same time, La Roja coach Jorge Vilda was dismissed.
At the time of the medal and trophy presentation for the Women’s World Cup on August 20, Luis Rubiales kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth. A forced kiss that could cost Rubiales one to four years in prison.