US EditionProsecutors demand Rubiales forced kiss trial be re-run
- Prosecutors request a retrial for Luis Rubiales, citing the improper handling of evidence by the judge during the initial trial.
- Prosecutors state the trial judge excluded key evidence.
- Rubiales was previously found guilty of sexual assault and fined over 10,000 euros for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent.
- Prosecutor Marta Durantez claimed the original judge's conduct affected the case's impartiality and called for a new judge.
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Yesterday the prosecution appealed the benevolent sentence handed down to José Luis Rubiales, who kissed player Jennifer Hermoso (in the image) without her consent at the 2023 Women’s World Cup ceremony, and called for a new trial due to the partiality of Judge José Manuel Fernández Prieto. The former Spanish football leader was convicted in February of sexual assault, but was only sentenced to pay a fine of $11,300, lower than the one requested…
Prosecutors Seek Re-Trial Of Luis Rubiales Over Unconsented Jenni Hermoso Kiss
Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault and was fined more than 10,000 euros for the unconsented kiss on Hermoso. Prosecutors appealed on Thursday claiming the case judge incorrectly did not allow some evidence to be introduced and some questions also were improperly denied.
Prosecutors consider that the judge has failed to present certain evidence to the court.
The head of the Spanish football association, Rubiales, has been fined for kissing a player. The public prosecutor is not satisfied with this. They want a new trial.
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolMADRID (AP) — The prosecution called for a repeat trial of Luis Rubiales, the defenestrated president of Spanish soccer, after arguing that the judge incorrectly excluded some evidence from the court.
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