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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaJudge proposes Spain’s Luis Rubiales face trial over Hermoso World Cup kissPublished22 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Luis Rubiales resigned as Spain’s football federation president following the incidentBy Jake LaphamBBC NewsA Spanish judge has proposed that former football federation president Luis Rubiales should stand trial over the women’s World Cup kiss involving captain Jenni Hermoso.Mr Rubiales grabbed Ms Hermoso’s head and kissed her during the presentation after Spain’s victory in Australia. She said the kiss was “not consensual”, a statement denied by Mr Rubiales.A judge has found there is enough evidence for the matter to proceed to trial.During a hearing in Madrid, the judge described the kiss as “not consensual and… a unilateral and surprising initiative”, according to a statement from the court cited by the Reuters news agency.Prosecutors previously charged Mr Rubiales with sexual assault and coercion.Penalties for such a kiss range from a fine to four years in prison.The incident has involved several Spanish football executives including Ms Hemoso’s former coach, a former marketing manager and the sports director of the men’s team.Jorge Vilda, Rubén Rivera and Albert Luque are accused of pressuring Ms Hermoso to say publicly the kiss had been consensual.The judge in Madrid has said the trio should also stand trial.Lawyers involved in the proceedings now have 10 days to make a formal trial request before a court.Ms Hermoso, Spain’s top scorer, testified before the court investigating her allegation for more than two-and-a-half hours earlier in January.According to Spanish media, she said the kiss was “unexpected and at no time consensual”.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jenni Hermoso said she “received threats” amid the controversyA statement issued shortly after the final that was attributed to Ms Hermoso had indicated the kiss had been consensual. But she later complained of being pressured by officials of the Spanish football federation to put her name to the statement.The kiss took place during the medal ceremony in Sydney on 20 August last year, following Spain’s win over England.Mr Rubiales has always maintained the kiss was a “consensual peck”, but in the wake of the incident, he was forced to resign as president of the Spanish football federation.It set off a wave of global anger at sexism at the highest levels of women’s sport.Related TopicsSpainMore on this storyHermoso testifies World Cup kiss was not consensualPublished2 JanuaryThe kiss that shook Spanish & global footballAttributionSportPublished10 September 2023Hermoso received threats amid Rubiales kiss scandalAttributionSportPublished6 November 2023Top StoriesLive. ‘Justice not served’: Victims’ families hit out as Nottingham killer sentencedElba warns over mandatory jail for carrying knifePublished2 hours agoLive. Sturgeon’s expletive-laden messages about Johnson shown to Covid inquiryFeaturesDowned Russian plane leaves unanswered questionsWhy a key crime stat doesn’t tell the full story about sexual offencesThe secrets of Claudia Winkleman’s Traitors styleChris Mason: Has Sunak seen off latest Tory wobbles?Why do people in Wales celebrate Saint Dwynwen’s day?South Africa fire survivors living in unsafe shacksRecords broken but Barbie snubbed – 6 Oscars talking pointsMediators push for Gaza ceasefire but gaps remainUS Election Unspun: Sign up for our newsletterElsewhere on the BBCTracing the historical origins of British comedy tropesIan Hislop’s on the hunt for the earliest examples of enduring British jokesAttributionSoundsBailiffs behaving badly…With councils increasingly using bailiffs, File on 4 examines the industry’s tacticsAttributionSoundsThe sound effect that became the ultimate movie in-jokeIt’s used in everything from Toy Story to Reservoir Dogs, but what is the Wilhelm Scream?AttributioniPlayerSamantha Harvey’s critically acclaimed new novelA thoughtful tale of space and the human experience, through the eyes of six astronautsAttributionSoundsMost Read1Tom Holland bonus sent to Tom Hollander in error2Elba warns over mandatory jail for carrying knife3Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose4Woman arrested after pet lion taken on car ride5Ex-sub-postmistress wants money back, not apology6Alabama inmate faces first nitrogen execution in US7Madonna ‘vigorously’ defends late concert lawsuit8DJ who urinated on cancer patient at club jailed9The secrets of Claudia Winkleman’s Traitors style10Captain Cook statue sawn off ahead of Australia Day

[ad_1] An investigating court finds enough evidence to try Rubiales and three Spanish football executives.