THE BROTHER of Jenni Hermoso and certainly one of her teammates instructed a Madrid decide on Wednesday there was stress put the participant to downplay a kiss by ex-Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales after Spain’s 2023 Ladies’s World Cup victory.
Rafael Hermoso stated in courtroom that former girls’s nationwide group coach Jorge Vilda requested him to inform Jenni to file a video along with the previous president to indicate she was OK with the kiss.
Former teammate Misa Rodriguez stated Jenni instructed the opposite gamers that she was being coerced and that she was ‘not properly’ after what occurred.
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Rubiales is on trial for sexual assault for kissing Jenni Hermoso, in addition to for coercion for allegedly attempting to persuade the participant to help his model of the kiss.
Vilda and two different former members of the federation are additionally on trial for coercion. All 4 deny wrongdoing.
Jenni Hermoso says she didn’t consent to the kiss whereas Rubiales says it was consensual.
Rafael Hermoso stated his sister instructed him she was pressurised a number of occasions by members of the Spanish federation.
“She got here to us half-crying and instructed us that they have been pressuring her to take a stance downplaying the kiss,” Rafael stated.
Rodriguez stated Jenni instructed them concerning the kiss and that she didn’t know learn how to react to it.
She additionally stated that Jenni instructed them she was being pressurised to file a video and downplay the kiss.
“She instructed us that she didn’t need to do it and we supported her determination,” Rodriguez stated.
“We instructed her that she mustn’t speak to anyone anymore and will attempt to get some relaxation, as a result of we observed that she was not properly.”
Rafael Hermoso stated Vilda got here to him on the aircraft getting back from the ultimate in Australia to ask him to speak to his sister.
“We have been speaking about soccer and the achievement of the group and immediately he talked about the kiss,” Rafael stated.
“He stated that the president wished me to speak to Jenni to ask her to file the video collectively downplaying the kiss, as a result of that might be the very best factor for everybody.”
Rafael added that Vilda instructed him that Rubiales’ daughters have been crying and that the president was frightened about dropping his job due to what occurred.
He stated Vilda instructed him that he had already talked to Jenni and that she had not agreed to do the video.
“I instructed him that I used to be not going to attempt to persuade her to do one thing that I additionally don’t agree with,” Rafael stated.
Rafael stated he felt Vilda threatened his sister by hinting that issues wouldn’t be good for her within the federation if she determined to not assist.
He additionally stated Vilda implied that Jenni owed that to Rubiales’ daughters and the president himself.
Jenni Hermoso was not known as as much as the nationwide group instantly after the World Cup, with new coach Montse Tome saying she wished to guard the participant.
Rubiales has but to testify and has denied the costs.
He resigned beneath stress three weeks later and was banned by FIFA for 3 years however claimed he was the sufferer of a ‘witch hunt’ by ‘false feminists’.
The trial continues.
