A Barcelona court sentenced Daniel Alves to four years and six months in prison for sexual assault, the Spanish newspaper reported. Brand.
The Brazilian is accused of raping a 23-year-old woman on January 30, 2022, in the bathroom of a nightclub in the Catalan capital. “The victim did not give consent, and there is evidence that, in addition to the testimony of the applicant, allows us to consider rape proven,” the court said in a press release.
On February 5, the young woman confirmed the facts in court. According to the girl’s friend and cousin, the former football player groped two women and then raped her. On the night of the rape, the former Barcelona footballer “came home very drunk,” his wife Joana Sanz said.
The 40-year-old defender, according to the prosecution, has a version that does not match that of the victim, who has an “absolutely credible story” that she was subjected to violence and rape, while the Brazilian has since changed his version four times. was detained.
The prosecution asked for nine years in prison for the football player, as well as payment to the victim of 150 thousand euros and freedom under supervision for 10 years after release from prison.