Former Barcelona player Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned by Spanish court on appeal

Dani Alves acquitted in sexual assault case

Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves has been acquitted of sexual assault by the High Court of Catalonia (TSJC), which overturned a previous ruling that sentenced him to four and a half years in prison. The decision came after the court found the accuser’s testimony to be inconsistent and unreliable. The case revolved around allegations that Alves assaulted a young woman at Sutton nightclub… Source

According to the Spanish Supreme Court, the woman voluntarily accompanied the footballer to the toilet of a nightclub. According to the judges, it could not be determined from the camera footage whether the woman consented to the subsequent sex.

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has revoked the four-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed on former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves for sexual assault, ruling his acquittal. The decision, taken unanimously by magistrates Maria Àngels Vivas, Roser Bach, María Jesús Manzano and Manuel Álvarez, determined that there was insufficient evidence to justify the initial conviction. Consequently, the sentence was revoked and Alves was acq…

Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves’ rape conviction overturned on appeal

Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four years, six months in prison.

Ester Garcia, lawyer of the woman who denounced Dani Alves for rape, has announced that he will appeal the acquittal of the footballer and has explained that the victim feels...

Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned

A Spanish appeals court overturned Friday former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves' rape conviction, citing insufficient evidence.