Spain's High Court on Feb 20 found the country's former football federation president Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso and fined him over 10,000 euros.
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00:00Spain's High Court on Thursday found the country's former Football Federation president
00:07Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined him about 10,000 euros over the infamous
00:15kissing incident in 2023.
00:19The court acquitted the 47-year-old of the charge where he and three other Federation
00:24officials allegedly coerced Spanish football star Jenny Hermoso into saying the kiss was
00:30consensual.
00:31Both Rubiales and Hermoso said they will appeal the court decision.
00:36Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a case that sparked a debate in
00:41Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish society.
01:42During the trial, the 34-year-old Hermoso said the kiss by Rubiales was not consensual
01:50and tainted one of happiest days of her life when her Spanish national team won the FIFA
01:55Women's World Cup.
01:57However, Rubiales maintained that Hermoso had consented to the kiss amid the celebrations
02:03during the trophy presentation ceremony in Sydney in August 2023.
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