Spanish prosecutors have opened a preliminary sex abuse investigation into Luis Rubiales—the head of the Spanish Football Federation who spent the past week under fire for kissing a Spanish soccer player after her World Cup win—following calls from numerous soccer organizations and players for his resignation and multiple separate investigation into his behavior, multiple news outlets reported.
Luis Rubiales, the Spanish soccer president who kissed a player after her World Cup win, has ... [+]
Spain’s Prosecutors Office released a statement Monday announcing the investigation and saying that they would notify Jennifer Hermoso, the soccer player Rubiales kissed on the lips on August 20, of her rights as “a victim of an alleged crime of sexual aggression,” multiple news outlets reported.
The investigation into Rubiales kissing Hermoso, who has said the kiss was unwanted, could lead to sexual aggression charges for the soccer chief.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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