Spanish World Cup-winning footballer Jenni Hermoso has testified to a Madrid court that a kiss from former football federation president Luis Rubiales was “not consensual“.
Rubiales grabbed Ms Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips after the World Cup final last year.
A judge will now decide whether Mr Rubiales should be tried for sexual assault and coercion.
“All is in the hands of justice, that’s all I can say,” she told reporters.
The former federation chief however denies the allegations. He was later on suspended by Fifa and then replaced by Spanish Football Authorities.
Ms Hermoso, Spain’s top scorer, testified to the court for around two and a half hours, and according to Spanish media she told the judge the kiss was “unexpected and at no time consensual”.
Her evidence was said to have reiterated testimony given several months ago to prosecutors that was then leaked to Spanish TV,
The court is examining evidence including CCTV footage to decide whether to take her criminal complaint of sexual assault and coercion to trial.
The kiss took place during the medal ceremony in Sydney on 20 August last year, following Spain’s win over England.
