BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥 Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain鈥檚 soccer federation, has been ordered to give testimony to a Spanish judge investigating his kiss of a player at the Women鈥檚 World Cup.
Judge Francisco de Jorge ordered Rubiales to answer his questions on Friday at Spain鈥檚 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Court in Madrid, according to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia. He said she had consented to the kiss, but Hermoso has denied that.
Spanish state prosecutors last week of alleged sexual assault and an act of coercion when, according to Hermoso, he pressured her to speak out in his defense immediately after the scandal erupted.
Rubiales announced on Sunday that from his post, from which he had already been provisionally suspended by FIFA.
De Jorge is carrying out the preliminary investigation into the accusations against Rubiales, and will then decide whether the case should go to trial.
According to a sexual consent law passed in Spain last year, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of sexual assault. The eliminated the difference between 鈥渟exual harassment鈥 and 鈥渟exual assault,鈥 sanctioning any non-consentual sexual act.
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