Dani Alves He was at the Barcelona Court this Thursday to appear before the judge, as he will do every week, as stipulated when he was released on bail of one million euros. After completing the obligatory visit, the former footballer has returned to Esplugas de Llobregat, where his home is located. Curiously, his parents stay in a hotel and in the Brazilian’s mansion, despite the fact that the residence, for which the former Barcelona player once paid five million euros, has plenty of space. Evil tongues explain it by the supposed bad relationship of Joana Sanz with his in-laws, especially his mother-in-law. Let us remember that the Canarian model is still the athlete’s wife and that, despite the fact that there was talk of divorce when she was reported for rape, she is still married to him. Joana spoke on behalf of her husband, stating that the day he abused her victim he came home very drunk. A statement that Alves’ defense tried to use as mitigation, although it ultimately did not work.
In January 2023, Alves testified in Barcelona about the accusation of rape made at the Sutton nightclub against a 23-year-old woman. After the statement, the judge ordered preventive detention without bail, based on forensic evidence (injuries compatible with a fight and seminal fluid), inconsistencies in her statement and the high risk of escape. He was arrested and admitted to the Brians 1 Penitentiary Center and later transferred, for security reasons, to the Brians 2 Penitentiary Center. As a result, the Pumas club terminated the contract it had with him for failure to comply with the rules of conduct and ethics. . A video from the security cameras that was released to the media allowed us to see how he harassed the victim who reported him, locking her in the bathroom from which she came out crying, pointing to her injured knee.
In March 2023, his wife, Joana Sanz, announced the end of the relationship with the footballer. On June 12, 2023, he was again denied provisional release due to flight risk. In February, after the trial, Alves was sentenced for rape to 4 years and 6 months in prison. The court opted for the minimum sentence, because the accused “has agreed to compensate the victim above the usual parameters for this type of crime.” Once the sentence was made public, FC Barcelona withdrew the footballer’s status as a “club legend”. Days later the Prosecutor’s Office announced that they would appeal the sentence, as they seek a longer prison time for the footballer.
A week ago, Alves requested provisional release again, which was granted on bail of one million euros, the surrender of his two passports, Spanish and Brazilian, and the prohibition of approaching or communicating with the victim. Finally, last Monday, March 25, after paying bail, Alves was released from jail.
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