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Alves is sentenced to 4 years and 6 months for sexual assault

Dani Alves has been jailed for 4 and a half years after being convicted of raping a lady at a Spanish nightclub.

The disgraced former Barcelona star was instructed he had been discovered responsible this morning on the Barcelona court docket the place he was tried earlier this month after being pushed to court docket in a police van.

The 40-year-old father-of-two is now going through his first night time behind bars as a convicted intercourse offender.

He had been held on remand at Brians 2 Prison close to the Catalan capital since his arrest in January final 12 months.

Alves protested his innocence on February 7 after taking the stand on the final day of his three-day trial at Barcelona’s Audiencia Provincial court docket.

He admitted to having intercourse in a bathroom at upmarket Barcelona nightclub Sutton December 30 2022 along with his 23-year-old feminine accuser, however insisted it was consensual.

The lady he was right this moment discovered responsible of raping confirmed Alves had pressured himself on her when she gave her proof in court docket behind her display.

A buddy who was along with her the night time of the rape broke down in tears as she recalled how the sufferer was “crying uncontrollably” after leaving the small toilet the place she was ata

State prosecutors had demanded a 9 12 months jail sentence if Alves was convicted and a non-public prosecutor appearing for the sufferer demanded a 12-year jail time period at his trial.

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Former Barcelona and Brazil star Daniel Alves is sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in jail after being discovered responsible of rape for assault in a Spanish nightclub toilet