MADRID (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, denied any wrongdoing when questioned by a judge investigating his kissing a player on the lips last month at the Women’s World Cup, Spain's state prosecutors' office said Friday.
He said she had consented to the kiss, but Hermoso has denied that repeatedly.
Spanish state prosecutors formally accused Rubiales last week of sexual assault and an act of coercion.
According to Hermoso, Rubiales pressured her to speak out in his defense immediately after the scandal erupted.
The state prosecutors’ office said Rubiales denied both accusations when answering questions by the judge in an hour-long hearing that was closed to the public.
Persons:
— Luis Rubiales, Judge Francisco de Jorge, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Olga Tubau, Carla Vall i Duran, ” Vall, Duran, De Jorge, ___ Wilson, ___
Organizations:
MADRID, Spain’s, Spain, England, National Court, Rubiales, FIFA
Locations:
Spanish, Spain, Sydney, Australia, Barcelona