MADRiD, Spain (AFP) — Spain worldwide Jenni Hermoso stated Saturday the ordeal sparked by the forcible kiss from disgraced former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales is lastly “over”.
A decide at Spain’s Excessive Courtroom on Thursday discovered Rubiales responsible of sexual assault over the kiss and fined him 10,800 euros (US$11,300), however spared him a jail sentence.
“After all the things, this may create an essential precedent in a social setting the place there may be nonetheless a lot to be executed,” stated the participant in a submit on social media platform Instagram.
“I’ve my coronary heart full with every of the individuals who have been, are, and can proceed with me on this struggle.
“And now, sure, it’s over.”
The phrase “it’s over” was utilized by Hermoso and her team-mates of their struggle for justice after the incident, which occurred after Spain gained the ladies’s World Cup in September 2023.
Rubiales initially refused to resign from his place as federation chief however ultimately departed below immense international strain.
On Friday, the footballer’s lawyer, Angel Chavarria, instructed AFP that his intention was to attraction the sentence, with prosecutors having sought a jail time period of two-and-a-half years for Rubiales.
Rubiales was additionally acquitted of coercion, for allegedly attempting to strain Hermoso into making a public assertion that the kiss was consensual.
The 47-year-old additionally stated after the decision that he’ll attraction.
