Spain's ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the 2023 World Cup.

A court has found former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for forcibly kissing player Jenni Hermoso after their World Cup win.

Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former football federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and set a fine of over €10,000 ($10,434.00), but acquitted him of coercion.

The former head of the Spanish football federation kissed the footballer after the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

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Spain’s National Court has fined the former chief of Spain’s football association Luis Rubiales for sexual assault after he kissed a player without her consent during the Women’s World Cup final celebrations in 2023.

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting the footballer Jenni Hermoso. He was ordered to pay a fine of more than 10,000 euros.

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.