As reported by the Daily Mail, Spanish prosecutors have made a significant move in the 'Kissgate' scandal involving Luis Rubiales, the former FA chief. They are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison term for Rubiales over the incident.
In addition to the prison sentence, prosecutors are demanding that Rubiales pay €100,000 (£85,000) in compensation to Jenni Hermoso if he is found guilty at trial.
Their demands were outlined in a six-page indictment, where they specified a one-year jail term for a sexual assault charge and a separate one-year six-month prison sentence for coercion related to Rubiales' alleged efforts to coerce Jenni into defending him regarding the 'unwanted' kiss he gave her last summer, despite her protests.
Madrid-based judge Francisco de Jorge has already recommended Rubiales to stand trial earlier this year, citing "solid evidence" uncovered during the investigation that suggests the potential illegality of the kiss.
The judge's ruling, made public in January, followed closed sessions where both Rubiales and Jenni Hermoso were separately questioned at Spain's centralised Audiencia Nacional court.
"The investigation has revealed the existence of solid evidence the kiss Luis Manuel Rubiales Bejar gave the player Jennifer Hermoso was not consensual and was a unilateral and surprise initiative on his part."
"Whether there was no any erotic intention or it was a result of the state of euphoria and excitement experienced as a consequence of the extraordinary sporting triumph preceding it is something that should be valued in a public trial."
