The Spanish public prosecutor’s office said on Monday that it has opened a case against suspended football president Luis Rubiales and is investigating possible sexual abuse. In a statement reproduced by Spanish AS, the prosecutor’s office states that the case is being investigated because Jennifer Hermoso has said that the disputed kiss with Rubiales was not voluntary. SAID IFRA: Hermoso came out Friday night and said the kiss was in no way consensual. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino / AP The Spanish newspaper Marca also states that the prosecution is now investigating Rubiales. Fifa already chose on Saturday to suspend Rubiales from all football activities for 90 days. It also meant that he was not allowed to contact Hermoso. Claimed his innocence In the wake of the kiss, everyone in the support apparatus of the Spanish women’s national team has also resigned in protest. Reuters was also able to report that Spain’s women’s national team refused to play until the football president stepped down. The only person left after the resignations on Saturday evening was national team manager Jorge Vilda. Rubiales was first out and apologized for the kiss at the end of the final. But at an extraordinary general meeting of the Spanish federation on Friday, he fought for his innocence. – The kiss was spontaneous, mutual and with consent, the president said according to Marca. DIFFERENT VIEWS: Here the president embraces Hermoso after the gold. It was in this situation that the kiss occurred. Photo: HANNAH MCKAY / Reuters – I made a mistake and it was not appropriate to do what I did. Is it serious enough for me to quit? I am not going to resign, the president said from the podium, according to Marca. Hermoso issued a statement later that evening, and her experience contrasted with that of the football president. – I felt vulnerable and a victim of an impulse-driven, sexist and inappropriate act without any form of consent on my part, Hermoso wrote on Friday evening in a longer post on X/Twitter. – I want to clarify, as I have done in the past, that I did not like this incident, writes Hermoso further. Support of Graham Hansen and Hegerberg Both Caroline Graham Hansen, former teammate of Hermoso, and Ada Hegerberg, showed their support for the Spanish national team player on Friday. – With you! This is just a lie. We all see what really happened, wrote Caroline Graham Hansen on X/Twitter and tagged Hermoso. – If you don’t see the problem, then you are part of it. My thoughts go out to the players who should have celebrated, and to those who chose to stay at home. That’s enough, Hegerberg wrote on X/Twitter. This is the matter of the World Cup kiss The football president was to congratulate Hermoso on the World Cup gold, and ended with a kiss on the mouth. Photo: Skjermdump / news Jenni Hermoso first says in a live broadcast on Instagram that she didn’t like it. Some time later, a statement was issued by the Spanish federation in which Hermoso mitigated the incident and said it was a spontaneous, mutual gesture. Several Spanish ministers, including the Minister of Sports and Gender Equality, criticized the football president for kissing Hermoso. The day after the incident, Rubiales resigned with an apology. – I probably made a mistake there, he said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was not satisfied with Rubiales’ apology and called it both insufficient and inappropriate. Coach profiles Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez criticize the Spanish football president for his behavior after the World Cup final. The International Football Association will investigate the case surrounding the controversial kiss and institute disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales. Several Spanish media report that Rubiales will resign and that this will be announced at an extraordinary general meeting. At an extraordinary general meeting, Rubiales announces from the podium that he will not step down as football president. FIFA confirms that the disciplinary committee has decided to temporarily suspend football president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities both at national and international level for 90 days. Everyone in the support apparatus of the Spanish women’s national team resigned on Saturday evening in protest. Only national team manager Jorge Vilda remains. The Spanish prosecutor’s office states that it has opened a case against the suspended football president Luis Rubiales and is investigating possible sexual abuse. Show more
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