Dani Alves in the courtroom (©AFP)
Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in prison for nightclub rape
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Reading Time: 1min | Thu. 22.02.24. | 13:06
Former Barcelona and Brazil full-back can appeal against the sentence
Dani Alves was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub and sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The former Barcelona and Brazil footballer, 40 - one of the most decorated footballers in history - had denied sexually assaulting the woman in the early hours of 31 December 2022.
Alves can appeal against the sentence.
He had been accused of luring the woman to a toilet in a VIP section of the nightclub and had argued that she could have left "if she wanted to". However, the court found that she did not consent.
In a statement, the court said there was evidence other than the victim's testimony that proved that she had been raped.
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