Dani Alves was sentenced to 9 years in prison for sexual assault

The prosecution requested a 9-year prison sentence for Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an entertainment center in Barcelona, ​​Spain, and has been in prison since January 20.

The Barcelona Court’s prosecutor’s office, which opened the case after completing the investigation and gathering sufficient evidence following the statements made and the expert report in the Alves case, demands 9 years in prison and 150,000 euros in compensation for the Brazilian footballer. for sexual assault.

The prosecution also requested that Alves remain under judicial supervision for 10 years after serving his sentence and that measures be taken to ensure that the woman in question is at least 1 kilometer from his location.

BACKGROUND OF THE EVENT

Alves, accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub on the night of December 30, 2022, was arrested after arriving in Barcelona from Mexico on January 20 and subsequently detained by the court.

Alves, 39, who changed his statements three times and finally claimed that he “lied in his first statements to hide his infidelity towards his wife and protect his wife by accepting sexual relations”, was transferred from Brains 1 prison to Brains. 2 Prison on January 23 for security reasons.

Alves’s model wife, Joana Sanz, also announced that she had separated from the Brazilian footballer following accusations of sexual assault.

Alves, who played for teams such as Sevilla, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo, had his contract with the Mexican UNAM, where he last played, terminated after he was arrested in Barcelona for sexual abuse. assault charges. (AA)