Daniel Alves He has been remanded in jail after being accused of rape. The complainant, a 23-year-old girl, gave her testimony and evidence of what would have happened during the early hours of December 30 at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona, Spain. The former Barcelona player was immediately fired from the cougarsa Mexican club where he played at the age of 39, and traveled to Spain to face the complaint against him.
As part of the process, the Brazilian was first taken to Brians 1 prison, in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, for preventive prisoners. Then, for a better security of Alves, the change of him to the Brian’s 2also in that sector of Barcelona, where the judicial investigation against him will continue.
As soon as the accusation was made public, the soccer star appeared on the show And now Sonsoles from Antena 3where he denied knowing the alleged victim, a version that the 39-year-old athlete later changed in subsequent interrogations in the case.
“I’m very sorry, but I don’t know who that lady is, I don’t know who she is, I’ve never seen her in my life”, was one of the phrases of the footballer, one of the most successful of all time and who is now facing a serious legal case. Find out here what is known so far about the trial against Dani Alves.
Dani Alves lamenting with the Pumas shirt (Photo: AFP)
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ACCUSATION OF SEXUAL RAPE AGAINST DANI ALVES?
The testimony of the complainant, collected by media such as The country and El Periódico de Catalunya, indicates that she entered, with a friend and her cousin, a sutton and that some young Mexicans, like a waiter, demanded that theyand change tables and go to the VIP areaspecifically where the Brazilian soccer player was Daniel Alves.
Following the statement of the 23-year-old, she assured that she had not recognized the ex-star of Barcelonawho would have offered them a drink and who began to be very close to themespecially the alleged victim. “It was grossing me out. From behind she took my hand, put it on her penis and I took it off.”was what the complainant would have said as reported by El País.
after, A.lves would have led her towards a door that she thought was another VIP area but it was actually a sinkwhere would have happened violation against him by the former Pumas de México player, according to the testimony he gave to the authorities. Despite the girl’s resistance, Alves would have even slapped her during the alleged sexual assault.
How many years could he receive if Dani Alves is found guilty? According to Spanish law, the penalty is between 4 and 12 years in prison. The woman who accused Alves also renounced being compensated by the Brazilian soccer player, because her only objective is that justice be done and that the athlete pay for it with jail, according to El País.
Facade of the Brians 1 Penitentiary Center, in Sant Esteve Sesrovires (Barcelona), where Dani Alves was held (Photo: Reuters)
THE SECURITY CAMERAS
According to the Spanish press, Daniel Alves He would have contradicted himself when he said, on Antena 3, that he did not know the woman, because the recordings of the security cameras would have captured all the incidents before the alleged rape occurred inside the bathroom in the VIP area. These films were reviewed by the investigators in charge, to contrast with the statement of the complainant.
El País reported that, in a 45-minute appearance, Alves would have given three different versions. First, he would have said that the complainant entered the bathroom on her own when he was inside her and that there was no approach. Later, when cross-examined by the prosecutor, she would have indicated that he did not know what to do when he saw her. Finally, he would have indicated that it was the girl who sought a consensual sexual encounter with her, giving her oral sex and that he would have tried to protect her by not telling her details.
WHY IS DANI ALVES CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS IN PRISON?
According to The world, Dani Alves’ lawyers would ask for a high bail so that he can carry out the judicial process in freedom. However, until now, the former Barcelona player is in pretrial detention for the following reasons: the seriousness of the accusation, the fact that he would not have roots in Spain, his fortune and his Brazilian nationality, since Spain and his country He does not have an extradition agreement, according to El País.
