The former Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Brazil player told the judge that the sexual relationship was consensual and that according to the first version, he lied to cover up his infidelity.
Spanish prosecutors also wanted to appeal the four-and-a-half year prison sentence to increase the sentence.
As judicial sources told EFE, the prosecutor’s office was preparing to appeal this decision in court, considering compensation to the victim in the amount of 150,000 euros, set at the amount of bail, as a mitigating circumstance.
This mitigating factor allowed the Barcelona hearing to reduce the sentence to four-and-a-half years (the legal minimum for sexual assault) when prosecutors had asked for a nine-year prison sentence for the player.
At the trial, the prosecutor’s office and the girl’s defense opposed the application of the mitigating factor of damages, citing the amount that the investigating judge set as bail for the player, who several times wanted this exact amount to be equal to the amount to be paid. handed over to the victim without his acceptance.
The prosecutor’s office also understands that the application of a mitigating circumstance to Dani Alves for posting bail of 150,000 euros may be discriminatory, since it gives the accused an advantage due to his economic capabilities.
The Barcelona provincial prosecutor’s office has also filed an appeal against the decision to release Brazilian footballer Dani Alves on bail of one million euros.
A Spanish court has ruled that Dani Alves can expect to appeal his rape conviction, subject to bail of one million euros. The Barcelona Provincial Prosecutor’s Office announced an appeal against the decision to release Dani Alves, stressing that the reasons for which preventive detention was issued in January 2023 remain.
The trial left Dani Alves depressed and the prison eventually activated an anti-suicide protocol.
The player even cried during the trial, answering questions from the lawyer. Dani Alves, after spending 14 months in pre-trial detention, eventually paid bail of one million euros and was released from prison this Monday, meaning he will await the outcome of his appeal against his sentence.
In accordance with El PaisOn Wednesday, judges at the Barcelona High Court issued a ruling in which they granted for the first time the frequently requested defense request for his release. They did so on the condition that the player, to avoid the temptation to flee, would post bail of one million euros, one of the highest in Spain, according to judicial sources.
Spanish newspaper La Avangardia claims that the money was contributed by a group of friends, including a current football player. The Mexican television channel TUDN puts forward, based on various sources, the name of Memphis Depay, an Atlético Madrid player who was Dani Alves’ teammate at Barcelona in 2021/2022.