Spanish prosecutors have announced that they are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the country's former FA chief, Luis Rubiales, over the last Women's World Cup 'kiss gate' scandal.
The prosecutors also want Rubiales to pay Jenni Hermoso €100,000 (£85,000) in compensation if he is convicted at trial. Their pre-trial demands were laid out in a six-page indictment made public on Wednesday.
They are seeking a one-year jail term for a sexual assault charge and a separate one-year six-month prison sentence for coercion linked to Rubiales' alleged attempts to get Hermoso to speak out in his defense over the 'unwanted' kiss he gave her last summer.
Madrid-based judge Francisco de Jorge recommended earlier this year that Rubiales be put on trial after uncovering 'solid evidence' suggesting the potential illegality of the kiss.
He concluded that Hermoso had been left 'bewildered and surprised' by the 'unexpected' kiss and 'didn't have time to react' after Rubiales grabbed her by the head with both hands and kissed her at the awards ceremony in front
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