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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...
Rape Convict Robinho Arrested In Brazil | Football News
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Rape Convict Robinho Arrested In Brazil | Football News

[ad_1] Former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer Robinho was arrested Thursday in Brazil, after losing a last-minute court bid to delay serving his nine-year sentence for raping a woman a decade ago. Supreme Court Judge Luiz Fux rejected Robinho's request for a stay and ruled "the detention order is maintained... so that he can begin serving his sentence." Federal Police in the southeastern city of Santos said in a statement to AFP on Thursday night that their forces "carried out an arrest warrant... against Robson de Souza.""The prisoner will undergo an examination at the (Medical Legal Institute), a custody hearing and will be sent to the penitentiary system."Popularly known as "Robinho," the footballer was found guilty by an Italian court in 2017 of taking part in the gang rap...
Court Rules Robinho Must Serve Gang Rape Sentence In Brazil | Football News
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Court Rules Robinho Must Serve Gang Rape Sentence In Brazil | Football News

[ad_1] File image of Robinho© AFPFormer Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho must serve a nine-year rape sentence -- imposed on him by an Italian court -- in Brazil, judges in Brasilia ruled Wednesday. The court ruled by nine votes to two in favor of an Italian request that Robinho serve his sentence in his home country after he was found guilty of taking part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman out celebrating her 23rd birthday at a Milan nightclub in 2013. Lawyers said Robinho, who was not present at Wednesday's hearing, would remain free pending a possible appeal against the ruling.Robson de Souza, popularly known as "Robinho," was convicted by an Italian court in 2017.The former Brazil international, now 40, was playing for AC Milan at the time of the crime.His sentence ...
Robinho Awaits Fate On Serving Nine-Year Rape Sentence In Brazil | Football News
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Robinho Awaits Fate On Serving Nine-Year Rape Sentence In Brazil | Football News

[ad_1] Brazil's justice system on Wednesday will decide whether former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho will serve his nine-year rape sentence, handed down by an Italian court, in the South American country. Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) will examine the Italian request to approve the prison sentence that was imposed in 2017 and ratified in 2022. "I hope that here in Brazil I can have the voice that I didn't have there," Robinho, who has protested his innocence, said in an interview with Brazilian network TV Record on Sunday.Robson de Souza, popularly known as "Robinho", remains free despite his conviction for being among a group of six men who gang raped a young Albanian woman out celebrating her 23rd birthday at a Milan nightclub in 2013.Former Brazil internat...