Brazil's football star Dani Alves found guilty of raping a woman in Spain nightclub
Former Barcelona and Brazil football player Dani Alves was on Thursday found guilty by a Spanish court of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in the early hours of December 31, 2022. He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
Former Barcelona star Alves sentenced to four and a half years for rape
Spanish court sentences Brazil's Dani Alves to prison over sexual assault
Barcelona court finds Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault
Former Barcelona star Dani Alves sentenced to four years and six months in jail after being found guilty of sexual assault

Alves who is one of the most decorated footballers in the history of the sport, denied any wrongdoing during a trial that took place over three days this month. The decision can be appealed.

The Barcelona court found that Alves sexually assaulted his victim in an upscale Barcelona nightclub, after luring her in a bathroom in the VIP section of the venue. State prosecutors had sought a nine-year prison sentence for Alves while the lawyers representing his accuser wanted 12 years.

His defence lawyers asked for his acquittal, or if found guilty a one-year sentence plus 50,000 euros compensation for the victim.

Alves has been in jail since being detained on January 20, 2023. His requests for bail were denied because the court considered him a flight risk. Brazil does not extradite its own citizens when they are sentenced in other countries. comment your opinion on this below.

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