A Spanish high court judge opens an investigation into former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales over Jenni Hermoso kiss.
Last week Prosecutor Marta Durantez Gil filed a complaint with Spain's high court against Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion.A magistrate will be assigned to lead an investigation, which will conclude either with a recommendation for the case to go to trial or be dismissed.
The charge of sexual assault under Spanish law can carry a punishment ranging from a fine to four years in prison. Pachuca player Hermoso released a long statement on social media on 25 August saying the kiss was not "consensual". "I feel the need to report this incident because I believe no person, in any work, sports or social setting should be a victim of these types of non-consensual behaviours. I felt vulnerable and a victim of impulsive-driven, sexist, out-of-place act, without any consent on my part," she continued.
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