Luis Rubiales, the previous president of the Spanish soccer federation, will stand trial for kissing a feminine participant after Spain gained the ladies’s World Cup.
The 46-year-old kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s 1-0 win over England final August in Sydney.
Hermoso, 34, has testified in court docket that the kiss was not consensual.
Rubiales faces one depend of sexual assault and certainly one of coercion for his alleged actions within the aftermath of the kiss.
The offences carry jail phrases of 1 12 months and 18 months, respectively.
Spain’s Excessive Courtroom mentioned it will additionally strive the previous coach of the ladies’s crew, Jorge Vilda, the crew’s present sporting director, Albert Luque, and the federation’s head of promoting, Ruben Rivera.
All three are accused of coercing Hermoso into saying the kiss was consensual.
Rubiales has argued the kiss was consensual and has denied any wrongdoing.
The court docket set a bail of €65,000 (£55,900) for his cost of sexual assault.
It additionally set one other €65,000 joint bail between Rubiales, Vilda, Luque and Rivera for the coercion cost.
The case will likely be heard on the Excessive Courtroom as a result of the alleged offences happened overseas.
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FIFA banned Rubiales from all football-related actions for 3 years final October.
The world soccer governing physique mentioned it had discovered he had breached article 13 of its disciplinary code after kissing Hermoso.