Surrounding prosecutors in Spain have filed a lawsuit in opposition to Luis Rubiales for sexual attack and coercion for kissing a participant at the lips with out her consent then the Ladies’s International Cup ultimate, the rustic’s prosecutors’ place of job mentioned Friday.

Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), kissed Jenni Hermoso at the lips all the way through the awards rite then Spain beat England to win the identify on Aug. 20 in Sydney.

Prosecutors offered the go well with to Spain’s Nationwide Courtroom in Madrid two days then Hermoso officially accused Rubiales of sexual attack.

Consistent with a sexual consent legislation handed terminating generation, Rubiales may face a fantastic or a jail sentence of 1 to 4 years if discovered accountable of sexual attack.

Prosecutors added Friday that Rubiales will have dedicated an occupation of coercion when, consistent with Hermoso, he harassed her to talk out in his protection instantly then population criticized his habits.

Rubiales has insisted the kiss used to be consensual. Hermoso has denied that during statements issued via her and her gamers’ union.

Prosecutors have requested the pass judgement on that Rubiales seem ahead of a courtroom to present initial testimony.

If the Nationwide Courtroom pass judgement on consents the pay attention the case, it could top to a proper courtroom investigation that may finish with a advice for the case to both be brushed aside or advance to trial.