Ex-Spain boss Rubiales guilty of sexual assault. He escaped prison time but was fined more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) He was also ordered not to get within 200 meters of Hermoso or communicate with her for a year. The kiss sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of Spain’s first Women’s World Cup title in Sydney. The three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion were also cleared of the charge and can appeal the court ruling. the other defendants said they never tried to pressure Hermosi into doing anything. They claimed she didn’t give any importance to the kiss when it happened and didn’t want to record a video of it.. Rubiale resigned under pressure three weeks after the scandal surfaced and was banned by FIFA for three years. He had said he was the victim of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists’ He said he regretted the kiss because it wasn’t the right attitude for a national federation president. He said it should not be considered sexual assault, though.
