(15 Sep 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Madrid – 15 September 2023
1. 00:08 Various exteriors of National court
2. 00:16 Media
3. 00:21 Spanish flag outside national court
4. 00:26 Media
5. 00:32 Various of Rubiales leaving the court
6. 00:49 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carla Vall i Duran, lawyer for Jenny Hermoso:
“We are very satisfied with today’s statement. I want to thank you for your coverage, attention and the wait you have had this morning and all these weeks to cover the case. We can continue to maintain that it was a non-consensual kiss, which is what has been said from the first moment and therefore, thanks to that video, everyone, the whole country, has been able to observe how there was no consent and that is what we are going to demonstrate in the courtroom as well.”
DURATION 01:24
STORYLINE:
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, denied any wrongdoing when questioned by a judge investigating his kissing of a player on the lips last month at the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s state prosecutors’ office said on Friday.
Judge Francisco de Jorge earlier this week ordered Rubiales to answer questions at Spain’s National Court.
Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia.
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.
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