Footballer Dani Alves could be sentenced to 12 years in prison

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Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves faces a 4 to 12-year prison sentence. The athlete was detained in Spain on suspicion of sexual assault. Alves was taken into custody without the possibility of bail. The police believe that the player is likely to run away to another country. Marca reports.

According to media reports, the player gave three types of testimony that contradict each other. He previously stated that he had never met a girl who accused him of violence. Alves then claimed to have seen her, but nothing in common connects them. And in the third case, the athlete said that the girl herself attacked him. At the trial, Alves behaved confidently, believing that he would go unpunished.

According to the Spanish edition of El Periódico, the footballer admitted sexual relations with the plaintiff. However, he noted that the relationship occurred by mutual agreement. At the moment, Dani Alves is in the prevention module of Bryans Prison 1 and has not eaten anything for the past two days. The media write that the former Barcelona defender is emotionally very agitated and does not talk much.

Earlier, one of the girls said that Alves touched her under her underwear without her consent when she was relaxing with friends in a nightclub. The football player categorically denied all accusations. He confirmed that he was at the party, but emphasized that he had not molested anyone.

Alves won the championships of France, Italy, Brazil and won the national Cups of these countries. As part of the Brazilian national team, the defender won the America’s Cup and the Confederations Cup twice, the Olympic Games and the World Youth Championship. Previously, he played for Barcelona, ​​and before that – for Sao Paulo, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.