SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (Spain), Feb 14 — Luis Rubiales’ lawyer asked a Spanish court on yesterday to acquit the ex-football chief over the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso on the...
‘Swastika shirt was the last straw’: Kanye West and Bianca Censori reportedly split after controversial T-shirt sale on Yeezy siteFormer president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales leaves the court of San Fernando de Henares, east of Madrid, on February 13, 2025.
“We are dealing with an expression of uncontrollable joy. Is this inappropriate behaviour? Yes. Criminal? No,” lawyer Ogla Tabau said during her closing arguments in his trial for sexual assault, adding Rubiales has apologised for behaving like “just another player” and not the president of the federation.
“She squeezed me very tightly under my armpits, she lifted me, and when I came down I asked her if I can give you a kiss, and she said ‘OK’, that’s what happened,” he said from the dock at the court in San Fernando de Henares near Madrid. Her teammates have described under oath how she cried and felt “overwhelmed” following the incident, and was no able to enjoy a team celebration trip to the Spanish island of Ibiza.But Tabau said video images of Hermoso celebrating and drinking champagne with her teammates in the changing room shortly after the kiss contradict this narrative.
“How long are we going to keep demanding heroic behaviour from the victim of a sexual assault? Wasn’t she entitled to celebrate such a sporting triumph?” she asked.
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