After a year since he was prisoned in Spain, Brazilian footballer Dani Alves is finally being trialed for alleged rape. The former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain defender testified in a three day trial and denied that he forced the victim to sex, saying that everything was ‘consensual’. The alleged sexual assault took place at a popular Barcelona nightclub overnight December 30-31 2022. At the time he was arrested, he denied any sexual contact with the victim, and then changed his testimony, admitting to sexual relations that he said were consensual. The reason for this, according to Alves, was the fact that he was trying to save his marriage and didn’t want his wife to found out about his infidelity. Dani Alves shares his prison cell with fellow countryman CoutinhoState prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Alves if convicted while the lawyers representing his accuser want 12 years. His defense asked for an acquittal, or if found guilty a one-year sentence plus 50,000 euros compensation for the victim. At the trial, the Brazilian denied rape accusations, as well as claims that the women wanted to get out of the bathroom but he didn’t want to let her go, slapped her, insulted her and forced her to have sexual relations against her will. “I am not that type of man; I am not a violent man. She never told me to stop. We were both enjoying ourselves” Alves said. 🇧🇷 Dani Alves gave evidence at his trial yesterday:The former Barcelona right-back faces 9 to 12 years in prison, a €150,000 fine and 10 years of supervised release for sexual assault. ⚖️🗣️ “I started dancing with the complainant. There was sexual tension and I started… pic.twitter.com/NJwzWVXDr0— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 8, 2024 The Brazilian was arrested in January 2023 and remains in prison to this day, since his persistent requests for bail were denied because the court considered him a flight risk. Brazil does not extradite its own citizens when they are sentenced in other countries and the judge thought that he has the money and power to escape Spain and make himself unavailable for justice. He will now wait for the sentence and will either be released or will remain in prison. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7855503##
