The professional career of one of the most prestigious full-backs in recent years and one of the most winning footballers in South America has come to an end. Dani Alves was sentenced by the Barcelona Court to remain four and a half years in prison for having sexually abused a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona.
The event dates back to December 2022. During this date the former FC Barcelona defender would have had relations with a woman, without her consent, in the bathroom of a booth at the Sutton nightclub in the Catalan city.
“The court, which applies the mitigating circumstance of repairing the damage, concludes that it has been proven that Alves suddenly grabbed the victim, threw her to the ground and, preventing her from moving, raped her, even though the complainant said no, she wanted to leave.“, reported the EFE news agency.
Since his arrest by the Mossos d’Esquadra since January 2023, Dani Alves has given different versions of what happened. This took away the weight of his testimony. Since January 20, the Brazilian full-back remained in preventive detention, but now he knows his sentence.
What are the “punishments” for Dani Alves?
Section 21 of the Barcelona Court has ruled that Dani Alves must spend four and a half years in prison. However, this does not end here for the former UNAM Pumas soccer player.
Once the prison period has been completed, Dani Alves must serve another five-year sentence under probation and parole. Furthermore, the former “La Canarinha” soccer player will have to stay away from his victim for the next few years. nine years. Finally, the former FC Barcelona player also has to pay compensation of €150,000 euros ($162,869 dollars).
Despite everything, the sentence was much less than what the Prosecutor’s Office demanded. The Spanish entity requested nine years in prison and from the victim’s sector they asked for others twelve years of punishment.
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