The National Court judges from this Monday to the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales, who faces a petition by the Prosecutor’s Office of two years and six months in jail for the unseeled kiss and the alleged subsequent coercion To the player of the women’s team Jennifer Hermoso. The former director of the Spanish team Albert Luque, former female coach Jorge Vilda and the former marketing marketing of the Rubén Rivera Federation, for whom the Public Ministry asks for a sentence of a year and a half of jail for a crime of coercion.
These are the same condemnation requests that they raise in their accusation writings both the representation of Jenni Hermoso and the accusation exercised by the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE). Beautiful, in addition, he asks that Rubiales be prohibited from approaching her or staying in her vicinity within a radius of 500 meters for four 4 years.
In her accusation brief, the representative of the Public Ministry He also requests that the international footballer with 50,000 euros undemine PROHÍBA communicate with beautiful Jenni and approach less than 200 meters for four years (three and a half years in the case of the other three defendants). In addition, the prosecutor claims that he is disabled for the exercise of his profession and for the exercise of the right of passive suffrage for a period equal to that of the conviction.
In a “surprise” and “without consent”
In the qualification brief, the prosecutor of the case indicates that in the delivery of trophies after the World Cup achieved by Spain, the then highest president of Spanish football “held the player’s head with both hands, at the height of the ears”, and in a way “Surprisingly and without consent or acceptance of the player, he gave a kiss on his lips.”
Given the consequences “Personal and professional” that could lead to what happenedRubiales, “by itself and in collusion with the rest of the defendants” – which as positions of their trust, says, his “privileged situation” in the RFEF depended “on the fate that ran” its president – carried out ” Constant and repeated acts of pressure “directly on beautiful” and through his family and friendships “to achieve – the prosecution recalls – that” publicly justified and approved the kiss that Luis Rubiales gave against his will. ” A commitment that generated in the player “a situation of harassment that prevented her from developing her life in peace, tranquility and freely.”
The prosecutor details These alleged acts of harassment, which began when Rubiales directly asked the international to make a public statement “About acceptance on her part of the kiss received, with which she did not agree and had no obligation to do.”
Later, the account of the public accusation continues, on the bus trip of the Spanish delegation to the airport, “he was forced to fall precipitously” to sign a press release written by order of Rubiales “whose content did not share”, despite which “it was referred to the media.”
The footballer asked to “leave her alone”
Already on the plane, the then president of the RFEF went back to Jenni Hermos More, expressing his fed up and discomfort “for the” pressures. “
Given this new refusal, Rubiales, after various conversations with his trusted team, of which the coach Jorge Vilda was part, chose to redouble the pressure through the player’s relatives.
Vilda – the prosecutor says – then tried with Rafael Hermoso, brother of the footballer, warning him of his reluctance that if he did not access that “he would have negative consequences for her, both personally and in her professional career.”
Already during the trip to Ibiza of the world champions, from August 22 to 25, it was Rubén Rivera, director of Marketing at the RFEF, who insisted “persistent” to Jenni Hermoso to speak on the phone with the head of integrity of the Federation, which had opened a file that sought, by order of Rubiales, its “exculpation of any responsibility”, even forcing statements about what happened and contributing “partial experts in its favor.” The player, collects the prosecutor’s story, insisted on her refusal and begged Rivera – who extended her “harassment” to Ana Ecube, friend of Jennifer Hermoso- to “leave her alone.”
Not getting his goal, Ibiza Albert Luque moved to convince Hermoso, although she refused to talk to him. After failing in his attempt, he sent a message to the friend of Hermos Federation “, accusing the footballer of being” bad person “and wishing him” who is very alone in life “, of what” would be glad. “
That harassment situation It ceased when Rubiales was ceased by FIFA on August 26, but the pressures received caused Jenni Hermoso “an anxiety and intense stress situation, which lasted for several months.”