Photo by: @jennihermoso on Instagram
Spanish forward Jenni Hermoso has filed a legal complaint against suspended RFEF President Luis Rubiales, according to a source at Spain’s public prosecutors office. A number of media outlets in Spain have reported that the office had received the accusation on Tuesday, 5 September.
🚨 Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint with the prosecutor's office over an "unsolicited kiss" from Luis Rubiales, which is what the State Prosecutor needed to file a lawsuit against him pic.twitter.com/iVqAcYkOAg
— Women’s Transfer News (@womenstransfer) September 6, 2023
Rubiales is currently suspended from the RFEF due to kissing Hermoso on her lips at the Women’s World Cup final celebration - an incident that sparked worldwide controversy.
After the incident, Hermoso opened up in a statement on her social media page expressing how the unwanted kiss left her feeling “vulnerable and like the victim of an impulse-driven, sexist, out of place act”. She confirmed that there was no consent given on her part.
Official Announcement. August 25th,2023. pic.twitter.com/lQb18IGsk2
— Jenn1 Hermos0 (@Jennihermoso) August 25, 2023
The National Court announced the previous week that it was opening the preliminary probe in light of the “unequivocal nature” of Hermoso’s statements , stating that it was necessary to determine their legal significance.
81 players went on strike from the women’s side in protesting against Rubiales’s defiant defensive speech following the incident in which he railed against “false feminism”.
Spain's head coach Jorge Vilda has also been dismissed from the team and replaced with Montse Tome.
