Dani Alves was found guilty of r@ping a lady at a nightclub in Spain and sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
The former Barcelona player, who was driven to court in a police vehicle, was found guilty this morning in the Barcelona court where he was tried earlier this month.
As a convicted s*x offender, the 40-year-old father of two will now spend his first night in prison.
Upon his arrest in January of last year, he was detained on remand at Brian 2 Prison, which is located close to the Catalan city.
After taking the stand on the final day of his three-day trial at Barcelona’s Audiencia Provincial court, Alves declared his innocence on February 7.
He acknowledged that he had intercourse with his 23-year-old accuser in a lavatory at the upscale Barcelona nightclub Sutton on December 30, 2022, but he maintained that it was consensual.
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When she spoke in court behind a screen, the lady he was found guilty of r@ping acknowledged that Alves had pushed himself on her.
After leaving the little restroom where she was, the victim was “crying uncontrollably,” according to a friend who was with her that night. The companion started crying as she recalled this.
In the event that Dani Alves was found guilty, state prosecutors had requested a nine-year prison sentence; however, a private prosecutor for the victim had requested a 12-year imprisonment sentence throughout the trial.
After a great football career in which he won 41 titles with Barcelona, PSG, and Juventus, Alves was regarded as one of the best right-backs in the world at the height of his career.
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