MADRID, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The investigating judge at Spain's High Court has expanded the scope of a sexual assault probe over the allegedly non-consensual kiss on women's national team player Jenni Hermoso to include Jorge Vilda, the squad's former coach, the court said on Wednesday.
Vilda was sacked by interim RFEF president Pedro Rocha 10 days after FIFA suspended Rubiales from his post.
The coach was widely criticised for repeatedly applauding Rubiales during an emergency RFEF assembly in which the latter railed against "false feminism" and vowed not to resign.
Spanish media reports have said Vilda allegedly pressured Hermoso to put out a statement exonerating Rubiales.
After the controversial kiss, the RFEF issued a statement quoting Hermoso as saying the kiss was a "mutual, totally spontaneous gesture".
Persons:
Jenni Hermoso, Jorge Vilda, Judge Francisco de Jorge, Luis Rubiales, Vilda, Pedro Rocha, Rubiales, De Jorge, Hermoso, Albert Luque, Ruben Rivera, Jorge, Inti Landauro, David Latona, William Maclean
Organizations:
Spain's, RFEF's, FIFA, England, Thomson
Locations:
MADRID, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Hermoso