In the middle of the week, former Brazilian defender Dani Alves was just sentenced to a 4-year break for sexually harassing a woman in a nightclub in Spain. Dani Alves has been detained at Brians 2 prison near the Catalan capital since January 2023.
Initially, the lawyer representing the employees requested 12 years in prison for Dani Alves. Meanwhile, prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of 9 years. However, the mitigating factor in the former Barcelona star’s sentence was an advance payment of 150,000 euros in compensation to his victim.
According to UOL of Brazil News Agency, the family of Neymar – the junior who worked alongside Dani Alves at Barcelona, PSG and the Brazilian team – is said to have helped Dani Alves compensate for the mental and physical harm caused by the victim. core. In addition, Dani Alves is still prohibited from contacting or coming near the victim for 9 years.
Previously, Dani Alves admitted to having consensual sex with the 23-year-old victim in the bathroom of the luxurious Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 31, 2022. But later, the girl was given evidence to accuse him of hitting her softly and seductively.
Dani Alves is one of the best full-backs in world football. He became well known when he joined Sevilla in 2002 and then had great success with Barcelona in the period 2008 – 2016.
This was a very powerful period for Catalan football with 6 La Liga championships, 3 Champions League titles, 2 FIFA Club World Cup crowns while once being in the squad of Thierry Henry, Carles Puyol, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Neymar…
In addition, Dani Alves is also a mainstay for Brazil continuously from 2006 to 2022. Before being arrested, he also played for Mexican club UNAM but his contract was immediately terminated when this scandal broke out.