A court in Spain has sentenced Alves, who played for Barcelona and Brazil, to four and a half years.
Dani Alves was first arrested in January 2023 and has been in pre-trial detention ever sinceA court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.The 40-year-old, who is one of the most decorated footballers in history, had denied sexually assaulting the woman in the early hours of 31 December 2022.
According to Spanish media, the court took into account Alves's decision to pay the victim €150,000 in damages regardless of the outcome of the trial when it decided on the length of his prison term. They argued that it was at this point he turned violent, forcing the woman to have sex despite her repeated requests to leave.
In a statement, the court said there was evidence other than the victim's testimony that proved that she had been raped. Alves has been held in pre-trial detention since January 2023 and has changed his testimony on a number of occasions.
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