The trial of Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves, accused of rape, began today in Barcelona. Alves is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 31, 2022. He denies having committed any crime.
The trial is scheduled to last until Wednesday.
Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Alves if convicted, while the victim’s lawyers are seeking 12 years behind bars. The former Barcelona footballer has been in pre-trial detention since January 2023. His requests to be released on bail were rejected as the court deemed he was a flight risk.
A forty years old Dani Alves is one of the most decorated players in history, during his career he won 42 titles, including three Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Copa Américas with Brazil. He achieved his greatest success playing for Barcelona, with which he won 23 trophies from 2008 to 2016.
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