Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso has lodged a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss by football federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup, the national prosecutor's office said on Wednesday (Sept 6).
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00:00 Spanish soccer star Jenny Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint against Football Federation
00:05 boss Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss at the World Cup.
00:09 That's according to the national prosecutor's office on Wednesday.
00:13 With the complaint, Rubiales could face criminal charges in addition to the ongoing inquiry
00:18 by Spain's top sport court for serious misconduct and an investigation by FIFA, which has provisionally
00:25 suspended him from office for 90 days.
00:29 Hermoso gave her testimony Tuesday, and the complaint will be processed as soon as possible,
00:34 the prosecutor said.
00:35 Last month, the prosecutor for Spain's high court said that Rubiales could face a sexual
00:40 assault charge, which carries a prison term of between one and four years, if Hermoso
00:46 were to file a complaint.
00:47 Hermoso said she did not want to be kissed and that she felt "vulnerable" and a "victim
00:53 of aggression."
00:54 Rubiales, who has so far refused to resign despite heavy pressure, said the kiss was
01:01 "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual."
01:05 Neither Hermoso's representatives nor Rubiales were immediately available for comment.
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