US EditionSpanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves acquittal of rape conviction
- Spanish state prosecutors announced plans to appeal the recent acquittal of soccer player Dani Alves on rape charges, potentially bringing the case to the Supreme Court in Spain.
- An appeals court overturned Alves's conviction from a lower court trial held in Barcelona last year.
- Alves faced 14 months in jail after his arrest in December 2022 for allegedly raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub bathroom.
- Initially found guilty in February 2024, Alves was sentenced to four years and six months in prison but has denied any wrongdoing.
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A millionaire lawsuit and compensation: the maneuvers of Dani Alves after being acquitted by the Spanish justice - La Tercera
The case of Dani Alves adds a new chapter again. This after last Friday, the Catalan Court of Justice acquitted the Brazilian of the crimes of sexual assault that were charged against a 23-year-old woman in the bathrooms of a Barcelona discotheque.At the hearing in which three women and one man ruled, it was determined that the testimony of the complainant “is not sufficient to maintain the conviction of the accused and that in this case the rig…
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lindependant.frSentencing for rape of Dani Alves overturned on appeal: Public Prosecutor's Office provides for cassation
The Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday 2 April that it had filed a cassation appeal against the conviction of the former FC Barcelona star Dani Alves at four years and six months in prison for the rape of a girl in 2022 in Spain. The former Brazilian international was acquitted on appeal on Friday by judges who found that the complainant's account lacked "reliability". Dani Alves, 41 years old, had been on parole for a year after …
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Spanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves acquittal of rape conviction
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors said Wednesday that they plan to appeal the recent acquittal of soccer player Dani Alves on rape charges, opening the door to the case reaching the country's Supreme Court.
Conviction for rape of Dani Alves overturned on appeal: the prosecutor's office provides himself with cassation
The Spanish Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, 2 April, that it would apply for cassation following the annulment on appeal of the conviction of the ex-star of FC Barcelona and the PSG to four years and six months in prison for the rape of a girl in 2022.
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