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Coverage dated September 5, 2023 to September 7, 2023

Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup

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Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. The now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat En…

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  1. Jenni Hermoso accuses Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault

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    Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup

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  1. New York Post

    Jenni Hermoso accuses Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hermoso, a forward on Spain’s national women’s soccer team, offered testimony Tuesday, Reuters reported, noting “the complaint will be processed ‘as soon as possible.'”…

  2. The Guardian

    Jenni Hermoso files criminal complaint against Luis Rubiales over kiss (opens The Guardian)

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    Spanish footballer accuses federation president of sexual assault over kiss he planted on her after World Cup victory

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Spain: Hermoso files criminal complaint over Rubiales kiss – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Spanish suspended football federation chief Luis Rubiales could face a sexual assault charge, after player Jenni Hermoso filed a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss he gave her at the Women's World Cup final.

  4. France 24

    Spain's Hermoso files criminal complaint over Rubiales kiss (opens France 24)

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    Spain player Jenni Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint over suspended football chief Luis Rubiales's kiss on her lips at the Women's World Cup final, a source at Spain's public prosecutors office…

  5. France 24

    Spain's Hermoso files complaint over Rubiales' kiss (opens France 24)

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    Spain player Jenni Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint over suspended football chief Luis Rubiales's kiss on her lips at the Women's World Cup final, prosecutors said Wednesday.

  6. France 24

    Spanish prosecutors charge Luis Rubiales with sexual assault over Hermoso kiss (opens France 24)

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    Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’…

  7. WDIO Duluth

    Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. The now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat En…

  8. NBC News

    Spanish prosecutors file sexual assault and coercion complaint over unwanted World Cup kiss (opens NBC News)

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    According to a sexual consent law passed last year, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of sexual assault.

  9. The Guardian

    Spanish prosecutor files high court complaint against Luis Rubiales (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Complaint cites concerns that kiss planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso could constitute sexual assault

  10. Rolling Stone

    Spanish Soccer President Officially Accused of Sexual Assault Over World Cup Kiss (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Prosecutors have asked a court to consider charges against Luis Rubiales for allegedly kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Luis Rubiales: Prosecutors file sexual assault complaint – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Football player Jenni Hermoso has accused Rubiales of sexual assault after he kissed her at the Women's World Cup final. Spain's High Court will now decide whether to lay formal charges against him.

  12. Courthouse News Service

    Spanish prosecutors accuse Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    According to a sexual consent law passed last year, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of sexual assault.

  13. France 24

    Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault (opens France 24)

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    Spanish public prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against football chief Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent, the prosecutors…

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