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Jenni Hermoso files criminal complaint against Luis Rubiales over kiss (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Well, there's plenty of evidence. I hope they don't settle for a fine. Up to four years in prison would send a clear message to sexual abusers everywhere. People aren't things to be used.

[+] V4ty6BybVXjr@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I get what you're saying, but I'm not entirely sure I'm comfortable calling it a minor infraction.

Having been kissed against my will, it was such a deeply traumatic experience that I can still recall the moment with near-perfect clarity over 25 years later. I can still recall the violation, anger, shame and total helplessness.

I'm genuinely unsure what makes it a minor infraction. It remains legally sexual assault. No one is trying to call it rape.

My story and personal feelings aside, if this is what he does without thinking when the eyes of the world are on him, I feel confident he's done far worse when there's no one there to see. This was nearly instinctive behavior for him.

Throw the book at him.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think the more telling aspect is his reaction after the fact. He tried to minimize what he did, saying he was caught up in the moment, and then said it was consensual.

I've felt the "I'm so happy I could kiss you!" feeling, so I can empathize with that concept. I've never acted on it, or kissed anyone against their will, but it is an impulse I could at least understand. That isn't a justification for sexual assault, and he shouldn't retain his job and should face legal consequences even in that circumstance. Not a "minor infraction" by any stretch, but it would be a different situation, one less severe than the reality.

But if that were the truth, then he should have said that and apologized. Gaslighting the victim and then calling her a liar tells me this wasn't a moment of excitement, it wasn't him misreading the signs. He does not respect her as a person and will use all available means to silence his critics.

He belongs in prison.

[-] kambusha@feddit.ch 3 points 1 year ago

Agreed. They won the world cup. I can understand people getting caught up in the euphoria with that. If he would have just apologised and said he was in the wrong, this would have all blown over. Instead their win is tainted with this idiot.

[-] Bell@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm confused, afterwards she commented:

"It was a totally spontaneous mutual gesture because of the immense joy that winning a World Cup brings.

"The president and I have a great relationship, his behaviour with all of us has been outstanding and it was a natural gesture of affection and gratitude."

So what has changed now?

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Good for Jenni Hermoso.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The complaint comes after prosecutors at the country’s top criminal court said they were investigating the incident – in which Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head, pulled her towards him and planted a kiss on her lips – amid concerns that there may be grounds for sexual assault charges.

Her statement followed days of uproar during which Rubiales dismissed critics of the kiss as “idiots and stupid people”, before offering an apology widely seen as half-hearted.

Days later, amid mounting outrage over the kiss as well as Rubiales grabbing his crotch as La Roja won the World Cup, the federation demanded that he resign.

While Rubiales has yet to resign, on Tuesday the federation announced that it had dismissed Jorge Vilda, the controversial coach for the national women’s team.

His position, however, had become untenable as fallout from Rubiales’s actions continued, with 81 footballers refusing to play for the national team’s current leadership and nearly all of his coaching staff resigning.

Vilda defended his decision to applaud Rubiales after the football head lashed out at “fake feminism” and bemoaned what he saw as a “social assassination” during a federation assembly.

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[-] elucubra@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

As a Spaniard, and not one who really agrees whith some aspects of modern feminism, I wholeheartedly support applying the law to it's fullest extent.

I wonder what made him think he could get away with something like that!

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