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.

Former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso by kissing her on the lips during the on-field medal ceremony following Spain’s victory in 2023.

Former president of the Spanish football federation ordered to pay a fine worth more than 10,000 euros, a fifth of what the prosecutor asked for

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MADRID — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, an incident that overshadowed Spain’s first world title in women’s soccer and sparked debate about sexism in the sport.

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso of Spain's women's national team after kissing her on the lips without her consent following the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Spain’s National Court ordered Rubiales to pay more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) in fines and prohibited him from getting within 200 meters of Hermoso or communicating with her for a year. Prosecutors had asked for a prison sentence.

Spain international Jenni Hermoso said Saturday the ordeal sparked by the forcible kiss from disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales is finally "over". Rubiales was also acquitted of coercion,