
The Criminal Chamber of the National Court has confirmed the 18 -month -old sentence – with a fee of 20 euros per day – Luis Rubiales for a crime of sexual aggression. The former president of the Spanish Football Federationes convicted of the kiss not consented to Jenni Hermoso In the final of the Women's World Cup in 2023. What the National Court now does is confirm the sentence that Rubiales has already put last February.
In addition, the Absolution of the crime of coercion For Rubiales and for the other three defendants in this procedure: Jorge wild (former female spain coach), Albert Luque (former direct of the male selection) and Rubén Rivera (RFEF marketing manager).
The resolution dismissed all the resources presented both by the Prosecutor's Office of the National Court and the particular accusations (exercised by Jenni Hermoso) and popular, as well as by Rubiales' defense and confirms the sentence issued by the Central Criminal Court on February 20. That is, the sentence remains as it was.
Also rejects the nullity issues raised And he explains that within the framework of an appeal, the Court of Appeal cannot carry out a new assessment of the tests whose practice has not witnessed. Based on the Supreme Doctrine, remember that the Chamber must verify that the Court of Instance has adjusted to the rules of logic, making an assessment of the tests “not manifestly erroneous, absurd, capricious or absolutely inconsistent.”
In the judgment of the National Court that is now confirmed, the prohibition that Luis Rubiales approaches Jenni beautiful in a radius of 200 metersas well as communicate with her for a year. In the same way, The compensation of 3,000 euro is maintainedS, with the legal interests generated, that the former president must pay the player for the moral damages caused, as well as the payment of half of the coasts generated, including those originated by the particular accusation.
The Criminal Chamber takes for good the proven facts of the judgment of the Court, according to which Rubiales kissed without consent to beautiful at the time the player received the protocol greeting and the congratulations of the president of the Federation.