Spain's Jenni Hermoso denies consensual kiss from ex-soccer president after World Cup win in testimony

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World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso of Spain was successful tribunal connected Monday to attest astatine the proceedings of Luis Rubiales, the ex-Spain shot president who controversially kissed her during the 2023 Cup celebration. 

During her testimony, Hermoso denied Rubiales’ assertion that the kiss, which caused worldwide outrage, was consensual. 

"I felt disrespected," Hermoso said successful Madrid’s High Court. "I deliberation it was a infinitesimal that stained 1 of the happiest days of my life."

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Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso

Luis Rubiales kisses Jennifer Hermoso during the medal ceremonial for the FIFA Women's World Cup last lucifer astatine Stadium Australia connected Aug. 20, 2023, successful Sydney. (Noemi Llamas/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Hermoso added that she "didn’t perceive oregon recognize anything" from Rubiales erstwhile asked if helium had asked to buss her. 

"The adjacent happening helium did was to drawback maine by the ears and buss maine connected the mouth," she said.

Rubiales, 47, is being accused of intersexual battle and trying to coerce Hermoso, arsenic good arsenic others, to enactment him publicly. 

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He has denied the charges against him, claiming the buss was consensual and occurred successful a "moment of jubilation." 

He argues that Hermoso "lifted maine up" arsenic a celebratory motion and helium asked her for "a small kiss." Rubiales claims she said yes. 

Prosecutors, Hermoso and the country’s players’ relation are asking the justice to contented a two-and-a-half-year situation sentence, arsenic good arsenic a 50,000 euros outgo for damages and a prohibition from ever moving arsenic a sports authoritative again

Jenni Hermoso and Jorge Vilda

Jennifer Hermoso and caput manager Jorge Vilda listens to reporters questions during a property league up of the Women's World Cup semifinal lucifer betwixt Spain and Sweden successful Auckland, New Zealand. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Rubiales could look a good oregon a situation condemnation of 1 to 4 years if recovered blameworthy of his charges, per tribunal officials. 

Former Spain women’s nationalist squad manager Jorge Vilda, erstwhile sports manager of Spain’s men’s nationalist squad Albert Luque, and the shot federation’s erstwhile caput of marketing, Rubén Rivera, are besides connected proceedings for allegedly pressuring Hermoso to support Rubiales publically aft the incident.

Rubiales was pressured retired of his station arsenic Spain’s shot president successful 2023, resigning portion being banned by FIFA for 3 years contempt an archetypal property league wherever helium reiterated that helium wouldn’t beryllium stepping down. Rubiales said successful that code that helium was a unfortunate of a "witch hunt" by "false feminists."

Since the incident, Hermoso says she has had occupation escaping the spotlight, particularly successful Mexico wherever she plays for her nine squad successful betwixt her duties for her country. 

Jennifer Hermoso successful  New Zealand

Jennifer Hermoso reacts aft missing a scoring accidental during a Women's World Cup lucifer betwixt Japan and Spain successful Wellington, New Zealand, July 31, 2023. (AP Photo/John Cowpland, File)

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"I person not been capable to truly unrecorded freely," she said successful her testimony. 

In her 7 World Cup matches, Hermoso tallied 3 goals and 2 assists to assistance her team’s efforts successful winning the trophy. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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