Five shamed footballers who went to jail as Dani Alves is locked up for rape
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Daily Star Sport takes a have a look at 5 footballers who frolicked behind bars after ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail on Thursday
Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for rape.
Alves, 40, was convicted on Thursday of raping a 23-year-old girl in a nightclub rest room in Barcelona. The disgraced Brazilian has additionally been ordered to pay £128,000 in compensation and to cowl the sufferer’s authorized prices.
In Spain, a declare of rape is investigated underneath the overall accusation of sexual assault and convictions sometimes result in jail phrases of between 4 and 15 years. State prosecutors stated they have been looking for 9 years, whereas attorneys representing his accuser stated they needed a 12-year sentence. Alves’ lawyer Ines Guardiola confirmed exterior court docket they’d nonetheless be interesting the sentence.
The full-back will not be the one footballer to have frolicked behind bars, and Daily Star Sport has a have a look at 5 different footballers who’ve been to jail.