Ex-Barcelona player, Dani Alves, Bags 54 Months Imprisonment For Raping A Girl At A Nightclub

Dani Alves, former Brazil and Barcelona player, has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for sexual assault by a Spanish court.

The 40-year-old was found guilty of assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on New Year’s Eve in 2022, SkySport reports.

The convict, who has been in custody since being arrested for the offence in January 2023, has the right to appeal against his sentence.

The Audiencia de Barcelona in a statement on Thursday, February 22, said: “The Court of Barcelona has condemned footballer Dani Alves to four years and six months in prison for sexual asdault.

The victim must also receive 150,000 euros and have their legal costs paid.

The sentence takes into consideration that it has been proven the victim did not consent and that there is evidence in addition to their testimony that proves the offence.”

The victim told state prosecutors she danced with Alves and willingly entered the nightclub bathroom, but that later when she wanted to leave he would not let her.

She said he slapped her, insulted her and forced her to have sexual relations against her will.

Alves modified his defence during the investigative phase while in custody, first denying any sexual contact with her before admitting to sexual relations that he said were consensual.

He said he had been trying to save his marriage by not admitting to the encounter initially.