Overview

• The High Court dismissed both defence appeals and prosecution requests for a harsher sentence or retrial, solidifying the February ruling.
• Rubiales and three co-defendants were cleared of coercion charges related to pressuring Hermoso to downplay the incident.
• Judges noted he refrained from kissing other players, underlining that he could have restrained himself with Hermoso.
• He resigned his federation presidency and faces a three-year ban from all football activities following widespread backlash.
• Hermoso’s testimony and the court’s ruling have become a focal point in Spain’s reckoning with sexism in sports and the broader Me Too movement.