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Former Newcastle winger Albert Luque reportedly told a friend of Jenni Hermoso that he wished the Spanish star would “be alone for the rest of her life” and “die alone” in a series of angry texts over her accusations against him. Luis Rubiales.
Rubiales, then director of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), caused a furor when he kissed Hermoso on the lips as the Spanish players prepared to lift the World Cup trophy after beating England in the final in Sydney last August. .
The player and her teammates said the kiss was unwanted and degrading, but Rubiales argued that it was consensual and denied any wrongdoing, but she resigned in September, just days after Hermoso filed a formal complaint against her.
In a six-page indictment made public Wednesday, Spanish prosecutors announced they are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Rubiales.
Prosecutor Marta Durantez charged the former head of the RFEF with one count of sexual assault and another of coercion for his alleged actions after the kiss, crimes that carry prison sentences of one year and 18 months, respectively.
Former Newcastle winger Albert Luque reportedly told a friend of Jenni Hermoso that he wished the Spanish star “was alone for the rest of her life.”
Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips without his consent after Spain’s success in the World Cup
The player filed a formal complaint in September, before Rubiales resigned days later.
The Spanish prosecutor’s office has announced that it is requesting a sentence of two and a half years in prison for Luis Rubiales.
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The prosecutor also accused Luque, current sports director of the Spanish women’s team, of forcing Hermoso to say that the kiss was consensual.
Luque scored one Premier League goal in two seasons at Newcastle and left the club in 2007.
Former Spain coach Jorge Vilda and Rubén Rivera, marketing director of the RFEF, were accused of the same crime.
All three denied any wrongdoing when they appeared in court.
According to the accusation, Luque sent several WhatsApp messages to a friend of Hermoso while she was in Ibiza with her teammates celebrating her World Cup victory.
In the texts, Luque accused her of being ‘a bad person’ and wished her ‘to be very alone in life’ and to ‘be alone for the rest of her life’.
According to prosecutors, he also suggested that because of his age, Hermoso, 33, only had two years left in his career.
Durantez said on Wednesday he wants Rubiales to pay Jenni Hermoso 50,000 euros (£42,000) in compensation if he is found guilty at trial.
Prosecutors also want Rubiales, Luque, Vilda and Rivera to pay 50,000 euros between them.
Madrid-based Judge Francisco de Jorge cleared the way for Rubiales to stand trial earlier this year after recommending that he be taken to the stand.
Luque spent two disappointing seasons at Newcastle between 2005 and 2007.
The incident completely overshadowed Spain’s World Cup victory and sparked outrage across the football world, sparking one of the worst crises in the history of sport in Spain.
Prosecutors also want the former FA president to pay Hermoso £85,000 if he is found guilty at trial.
De Jorge said in his written ruling that he believed there was sufficient evidence to proceed with an indictment against the three men for their “concerted action,” agreed upon with Rubiales, to try to “break Jennifer Hermoso’s will and get her to agree to record “. A video that said the kiss had been “consensual” while the controversy surrounding the action of the former head of the Spanish Football Federation exploded.
And he accused Albert Luque of showing up unannounced at a hotel where Jennifer was to convince her to participate in the video even though she rejected Rivera’s requests to speak with him about his public support for Rubiales.
If the court were to convict Rubiales and impose the sentence requested by the prosecutor, he would not necessarily have to go to prison.
The Spanish Penal Code allows judges to ‘exceptionally’ suspend the execution of the sentence if, as in this case, none of the sentences imposed individually exceed two years.