A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.
It also ordered the three-time Champions League winner to five years probation after he serves his jail term, and demanded he pay 150,000 euros (£128,500) in compensation to the victim.
"The victim did not consent and there is evidence that, beyond the complainant's
testimony, permits the rape to be considered proven," the Barcelona court wrote in a statement.
"The court considers as proven the fact that the defendant abruptly grabbed the complainant, threw her to the ground and penetrated her vaginally, preventing her from moving, while the complainant said no and wanted to leave."
Prosecutors had called for a nine-year jail sentence for the 40-year-old followed by 10 years of
probation.
A proper plonker this guy
It also ordered the three-time Champions League winner to five years probation after he serves his jail term, and demanded he pay 150,000 euros (£128,500) in compensation to the victim.
"The victim did not consent and there is evidence that, beyond the complainant's
testimony, permits the rape to be considered proven," the Barcelona court wrote in a statement.
"The court considers as proven the fact that the defendant abruptly grabbed the complainant, threw her to the ground and penetrated her vaginally, preventing her from moving, while the complainant said no and wanted to leave."
Prosecutors had called for a nine-year jail sentence for the 40-year-old followed by 10 years of
probation.
A proper plonker this guy