Former Barcelona and Brazilian footballer Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault.
Catalonia’s top court found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in an upscale Barcelona nightclub early on New Years Eve in December 2022.
The victim said Alves raped her in a bathroom. He was also ordered to pay 150,000 euros to the victim by the court.
The 40-year-old ex-right-back was arrested in January 2023. He has been detained since then and had requests for bail denied as the court considered him a flight risk.
Brazil does not extradite its own citizens when they are sentenced in other countries.
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He denied any wrongdoing during the trial. The courts decision can be appealed.
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