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Convicted Rapist Dani Alves Leaves Jail After Posting Bail | Football News
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Convicted Rapist Dani Alves Leaves Jail After Posting Bail | Football News

[ad_1] Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves© AFPConvicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves left a prison near Barcelona on Monday after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal.Alves, one of the world's most decorated footballers, walked out of the Brians 2 prison in San Esteban Sasroviras near Barcelona, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
Brazil Football Bosses Break Silence On ‘Shameful’ Robinho, Dani Alves Rape Cases | Cricket News
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Brazil Football Bosses Break Silence On ‘Shameful’ Robinho, Dani Alves Rape Cases | Cricket News

[ad_1] Brazil coach Dorival Junior said the national team and players were going through a "difficult time" coming to terms with the rape convictions of former internationals Robinho and Dani Alves. The Brazilian team and national federation had been criticised for their silence concerning the cases of striker Robinho and full-back Alves, both aged 40. Robinho has begun a nine-year sentence in Brazil for taking part in a gang rape in Italy in 2013, while Alves received a four-and-a-half year conviction for raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022."As coach of the national team, I have an obligation to speak out," Dorival said ahead of Saturday's international friendly against England in Wembley."First, I think it's a very delicate situation. I think of the families and espec...
Convicted Of Rape, Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Freed On Bail For 1 Million Euros | Football News
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Convicted Of Rape, Ex-Brazil Star Dani Alves Freed On Bail For 1 Million Euros | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Dani Alves.© AFPFormer Brazil international footballer Dani Alves is to be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($1.08 million), a Barcelona court said Wednesday. The ruling came a day after his lawyer requested the 40-year-old's release on grounds he had already served a quarter of his four-and-a-half-year sentence in pre-trial detention following his arrest in January 2023. In its ruling, the court granted him "provisional release" in exchange for "the bail payment of 1,000,000 euros" also requiring he hand over his Spanish and Brazilian passports, remain in Spain and present himself to court "on a weekly basis".Public prosecutors had opposed his request, arguing he posed a high-flight ri...
Footballer Dani Alves Goes On Trial For Rape | Football News
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Footballer Dani Alves Goes On Trial For Rape | Football News

[ad_1] Former Brazilian football star Dani Alves went on trial Monday in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub in 2022. Prosecutors are demanding a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty, where he would remain under supervision. They are also asking that he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the woman.  The 40-year-old former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain defender, decked out in a white shirt and jeans, was driven to court in a police van from a prison near Barcelona, where he has been held on remand since his a...
Footballer Dani Alves Begins Barcelona Trial For Rape | Football News
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Footballer Dani Alves Begins Barcelona Trial For Rape | Football News

[ad_1] Brazilian footballer Dani Alves, a former star at Barca and PSG, goes on trial Monday in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub. Prosecutors are asking for a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty. They are also asking he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the woman. The trial opens at 9 am GMT and is due to wrap up Wednesday. The 40-year-old former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain defender has been in jail since his arrest in January 2023 after a woman accused him of raping her in a bathroom of the VIP area of the ups...
Footballer Dani Alves Set For Rape Trial In Spain | Football News
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Footballer Dani Alves Set For Rape Trial In Spain | Football News

[ad_1] Former Brazil football star Dani Alves will go on trial Monday in Barcelona for allegedly raping a woman at an upscale nightclub, with prosecutors seeking a nine-year jail sentence. The high-profile trial is scheduled to start at 10 am (0900 GMT) at a court in Spain's second city where the 40-year-old former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player has been in jail since his arrest in January 2023. A young woman accuses Alves of raping her in a bathroom of the VIP area of the upscale Sutton nightclub in Barcelona in the early hours of December 31, 2022. Alves has said he had conse...
Dani Alves Set To Go On Trial For Rape In February | Football News
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Dani Alves Set To Go On Trial For Rape In February | Football News

[ad_1] Former Brazil football star Dani Alves will go on trial in Spain for allegedly raping a woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022 between February 5-7, a Spanish court said Wednesday.Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year jail term for the former Barcelona full-back, who has been in jail in Spain since his arrest in January, and demanded he pay his alleged victim 150,000 euros ($163,500) in compensationThe 40-year-old has maintained he had consensual sex with his accuser."I have a really clear conscience regarding what happened that night in the bathroom of the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub," he told Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia in an interview published in June, his first since his arrest."What happened and what didn't happen. And what didn't happen is that I for...
Dani Alves Must Remain In Custody For Alleged Sexual Misconduct: Court | Football News
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Dani Alves Must Remain In Custody For Alleged Sexual Misconduct: Court | Football News

[ad_1] Former Barcelona and Brazil star Dani Alves will remain in custody pending his trial for allegedly raping a woman as he is considered a high flight risk, the Provincial Court of Barcelona decided Tuesday. "There is an elevated risk of absconding, linked on the one hand to the high sentence that could be imposed because of the present case, the serious evidence of criminality against him and large financial resources that would allow him to leave Spain at any time," the court said in a statement. The court believe taking the 39-year-old's passport would not prevent him from leaving Spain "by air or sea or even by land without documentation."If he were to return to Brazil, his homeland, the court believe he would not be handed over to Spain as the South American country does not usu...
Footballer Dani Alves Held In Custody Without Bail On Sex Assault Allegations | Football News
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Footballer Dani Alves Held In Custody Without Bail On Sex Assault Allegations | Football News

[ad_1] A Spanish court on Friday ordered Brazil defender Dani Alves to be held in custody without bail after he was arrested in Barcelona on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman. A Barcelona judge took the step after questioning the 39-year-old player regarding "events that allegedly took place at a nightclub," the court said in a statement. A source close to the dossier said the judge had taken the step -- which was requested by public prosecutors -- because the court considered there was a risk Alves would try to flee.His club, Mexico's Pumas, announced hours later that it had sacked the player because of what it called "just cause."Alves, one of football's most successful players, was taken into custody earlier on Friday after being summoned to a Barcelona police station and was ...
Footballer Dani Alves Detained In Spain On Suspicion Of Sexual Assault: Police | Football News
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Footballer Dani Alves Detained In Spain On Suspicion Of Sexual Assault: Police | Football News

[ad_1] Dani Alves detained in Spain over sexual assault© AFPFormer Barcelona footballer Dani Alves detained in Spain on suspicion of sexual assault. Earlier, a Spanish court had opened an investigation into allegations former Brazil defender Dani Alves sexually assaulted a woman at a Barcelona nightclub last month. A Barcelona court opened a probe "into an alleged crime of sexual assault as a result of a complaint filed by a woman against a football player," the Superior Court of Catalonia said in a statement.While the statement did not name Alves, informed sources confirmed to AFP the former Barcelona and Juventus player was the subject of the investigation.Catalan police said they had received a complaint on January 2 from a woman who said Alves had touched her inappropriately.The alle...