Dani Alves is ready for extra jail soccer after being sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars for rape.
The former Brazil star, 40, has been discovered responsible of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old girl within the toilet of a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022 and has been in custody since being arrested for the offence in January 2023. 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.
As he awaited his trial, the previous Barcelona right-back performed soccer with different inmates on the Brians 2 jail in Catalonia. According to experiences from Marca, Alves organised small-sided video games, which he performed and scored in. He can be mentioned to have signed shirts for different inmates. One of Alves’ fellow inmates was the previous bodyguard of one other former Brazil and Barca star, Ronaldinho.
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Alves, who denied any wrongdoing and claimed the encounter was consensual, has the best to enchantment towards his sentence.
A press release from the Audiencia de Barcelona on Thursday learn: “The Court of Barcelona has condemned footballer Dani Alves to 4 years and 6 months in jail for sexual assault.
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“The victim must also receive 150,000 euros and have their legal costs paid. The sentence takes into consideration that it has been proven the victim did not consent and that there is evidence in addition to their testimony that proves the offence.”
It was decided by the court docket that alcohol intoxication had no authorized relevance regarding the “cognitive faculties of the accused” when defence attorneys for Alves provided his state of drunkenness on the nightclub in mitigation.
Alves remodeled 400 appearances for Barcelona – with whom he received the Champions League thrice throughout two spells – earlier than shifting on to Juventus, Paris St Germain and Sao Paulo. He earned 126 caps for Brazil and featured in three World Cup squads.