Prosecutors are asking for the retrial of former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales, saying the judge incorrectly kept some evidence from the court.

Spain's High Court said on Thursday (February 20) it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, in scenes that ...

She squeezed me very tightly under my armpits; she lifted me and when I came down I asked her if I can give you [sic] a kiss, and she said 'OK'.' Rubiales's defence included the expertise of a lip ...

Rubiales guilty of assault, acquitted of charge of coercion Court believes Hermoso testimony that kiss was not consensual Case gave momentum to "Me Too" movement in the country Rubiales says he ...

Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spain's national soccer federation who sullied the women's team's World Cup victory in 2023 by planting an unwanted kiss on player Jenni Hermoso's lips during the ...

The trial stemmed from an unwanted kiss he gave an athlete. Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault stemming from his nonconsensual kiss of ...

MADRID — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, an incident that ...

Prosecutors on Thursday requested that the trial of Spain's ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso be annulled and re-run, notably questioning the judge's ...

Jenni Hermoso accused Rubiales of kissing her without her consent as Spain celebrated the team’s win over England. Through the trial, Rubiales maintained the kiss was consensual. Hermoso said ...

MADRID — Spain's High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros ...

The lawyers for Rubiales and Hermoso did not immediately return calls seeking comment. “A kiss without consent is sexual assault,” Spain’s equality minister Ana Redondo said after the verdict.