He former footballer Brazilian Danny Alves be court in Spain from February 5 to 7 for a alleged rape to a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub at the end of last year, the competent Barcelona court announced this Wednesday.
The Spanish prosecutor’s office requested at the end of November a nine years in prison for Dani Alves, 40 years old, who is in provisional prison since last January due to these events.
In its provisional conclusions written on November 24, to which AFP had access, the Public Ministry requested for the former player “a sentence of nine years in prison”, as well as a compensation to the victim of 150 thousand eurosfor an alleged crime of “penetrative sexual assault“.
The Prosecutor’s Office also requires another ten years of probation for Alvesonce he completes the prison sentence imposed on him, as well as the prohibition of approaching or communicating with the victim in that period.
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The former full-back of the Brazilian national team, Barcelona, PSG and Sevilla, who denies the alleged rape supposedly occurred in the early morning of December 31, 2022 in a reserved place at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona, he has been in a prison about 40 km from Barcelona since January 20, after his first statement before the investigating judge.
After meeting at that place, which the former player had already frequented, Alves would have invited the young woman to enter another exclusive area where the small toilet was, which she was unaware of.
Provisional release denied
There, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, Alves would have shown a “violent attitude“towards the young woman, whom he attacked and forced to have sexual relations, despite his endurance.
The victimwho after receiving medical attention that night ended denouncing the facts on January 2, currently suffers from “a post-traumatic stress disorder of globally high intensity” for which he is undergoing treatment, according to the Prosecutor’s Office.
Alveswho initially denied knowing the girl, has changed version several times at this time, but ended up admitting that they had maintained relations, although consensual, according to sources close to the case.
The Spanish justice system has denied provisional release to Alves on several occasions, alleging, among other reasons, the risk of flight of the former player, a member of Guardiola and Messi’s successful Barça team, and one of the most successful footballers in history, with 43 titles.
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When the events occurred, Alves was on vacation in Barcelona before rejoining the Pumas of Mexico after having disputed the Qatar World Cup with his team, which fell in the quarterfinals.
Hours after his entry into prison, the Mexican entity announced the separation of Alves.