The Spanish prosecutor has filed a complaint against the Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion.
It comes after Jenni Hermoso filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office on Wednesday.
With the complaint, Rubiales could face criminal charges, in addition to the ongoing inquiry by Spain’s top sport court for “serious misconduct” and an investigation by FIFA, which has provisionally suspended him.
The football player has accused Rubiales of sexual assault after he kissed her on the lips following Spain’s 1-0 victory over England last month.
Hermoso has repeatedly said it was not consensual, but a defiant Rubiales has refused to resign, saying the kiss was “spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual”.
The player has also said she and her family were pressured by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) to show support for Rubiales in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
The controversy has overshadowed Spain’s historic win – and led to the sacking of the team’s head coach Jorge Vilda, who was seen applauding Rubiales during the speech in which he refused to step down.
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Rubiales was suspended by FIFA on 27 August after he claimed he was the victim of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists.”
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