Luis Rubiales will appeal the sentence against him

Luis Rubiales, former president of the RFEF, told EFE on Thursday that «he will continue fighting» and the judgment of the Central Criminal Court will be condemned after being convicted by the Criminal Judge of the National Court, José Manuel Fernández Prieto 18 months after a fine with a quota of 20 euros per day (about 10,800 euros in total) for a crime of sexual aggression for kissing the player Jennifer Hermoso when winning the World Cup in Sidney, on August 20, 2023.

The judgment of the Central Criminal Court, in charge of judging crimes that do not exceed five years in jail, can be appealed before the Criminal Chamber of the National Court.

The judge gave «full credibility» to Jenni Hermos been convicted of sexual aggression.

A sentence that has resulted in a fine of 10,800 euros, a compensation of 3,000 euros for moral damages to the player and the prohibition of approaching her less than 200 meters, compared to the year and a half of prison requested by the Prosecutor’s Office for this crime.

The decision of the Central Criminal Court of the National Court is based on the fact that, although sexual aggression is always «reproachable», in this case it is framed in those of «lower intensity» by not mediating violence or intimidation, nor having «the» Victim canceled his will ».

The magistrate has declared proven the facts for which he accused the Prosecutor’s Office, in which he has not seen, however, the crime of coercion for which Rubiales were also accused and three former high federative positions, including Jorge Vilda, former female, female selector, They have been acquitted.

EFE