The Spanish prosecutor's office has initiated a criminal case against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), who kissed the national team player Jennifer Hermoso, reports Reuters. The man is accused of sexual assault.

A Spanish prosecutor said on Friday he had filed a complaint in the Supreme Court against suspended football federation president Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion over an alleged unwanted kiss on the lips of player Jenny Hermoso, a report said .

During her testimony, Hermoso said that she and her relatives were subjected to pressure from Rubiales. According to the footballer, the “professional environment” of the head of the RFEF called for them to say that the girl “justified and approved of what happened.”

On 20 August, during the final of the Women's World Cup, Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips . He allowed himself this gesture after he put a medal on the athlete. Activists and the media criticized Rubiales for frivolous behavior, and Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports Mikel Iceta demanded an official apology from the head of RFEF. Now he faces one to four years in prison.

NEWS.ru published a photo of an athlete who could not be kissed. Hermoso said that she did not allow herself to be kissed and called Rubiales's act sexist.

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