Luis Rubiales’ scandal kiss: lip reader relieves him

Lip reader relieves him

Rubial about the scandal kiss: “She said ‘okay'”

In the summer of 2023, the kiss scandal between Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso caused a lot of excitement. Now the former official has testified in court.

Luis Rubiales looked while he said before the court in San Fernando de Henares at Madrid. Again and again the former President of the Spanish Football Association took a sip of water, crossed his hands and denied all allegations in the context of the kiss scandal at the Women’s World Cup 2023.

In court, Rubiales emphasized that the kiss with Jennifer Hermoso was mutually acceptable during the award ceremony after the final won against England. He explained that he was “absolutely safe” that the world champion Jennifer Hermoso had agreed to the kiss on his mouth.

He asked Hermoso “whether I can give you a kiss and she said ‘Okay’,” said Rubiales: “That’s how it was”. At first nothing hung on the fact that Hermoso had a problem with the kiss, said Rubiales: “It only changed her story two days later”.

Previously, a lip reader named Abel Banos testified in the court that ruby ​​hermin had actually asked for permission. “He said, ‘May I give you a kiss?’ There is no doubt about that, “said Banos. Hermoso’s answer cannot be seen on the video provided to him.

Hermoso clearly contradicted this representation in the previous week. She explained that the kiss was by no means mutual: “As a woman, I didn’t feel respected. This moment clouded one of the happiest days of my life,” said the 34-year-old. She stated that a “kiss on the lips” was only given if “I decide it”.

Rubiales defended himself in court and described the scene as “act of affection”, but admitted that his behavior was “not appropriate”. He “made a mistake” on the podium. However, Rubiales denied that he had committed a criminal offense.

Rubiales are on trial because he is accused of sexual assault and coercion. The incident occurred in August 2023 after the World Cup final. In front of the cameras running, rubyy hermin had captured head with both hands and kissed them on the mouth. The scene that was seen on TV worldwide triggered massive outrage. Critics saw this a clear case of abuse of power.

The background is a reform of the Spanish criminal law, according to which a not mutually acceptable kiss is considered a sexual assault. In addition, Rubial Hermoso is said to have pressed his version of the mutual mutual kiss. He denies this. The public prosecutor demands two and a half years in prison for ruby. The process should run until February 19.