Dani Alves, a former Barcelona and Brazil football star, was found guilty on Thursday by a Spanish court of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in the early hours of December 31, 2022.
Dani Alves, a former Barcelona and Brazil football star, was found guilty on Thursday by a Spanish court of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub early on December 31, 2022. He received a sentence of four years and six months in prison.
Alves, 40, one of the most decorated footballers in the sport’s history, denied any misconduct during a three-day hearing this month. The decision is appealable.
The Barcelona court found that Alves sexually abused his victim in an exclusive Barcelona nightclub after luring her into a bathroom in the venue’s VIP section. State prosecutors had sought a nine-year prison sentence for Alves, while lawyers representing his accuser wanted twelve years.
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His defense counsel requested that he be acquitted, or that if convicted, he be sentenced to one year in prison and compensate the victim with 50,000 euros.
Alves has been in jail since January 20, 2023. His bail requests were denied because the judge considered him a flight risk. Brazil does not extradite its citizens who are condemned in other countries.
