The footballer has been arrested and sent to prison as an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at a nightclub in Barcelona is investigated.
Dani Alves’ present continues to grow outside of football. The former Barcelona winger spent the first weekend locked up in jail after he you will be charged with alleged sexual assault Therefore, the investigative court in charge ordered the prison without the possibility of bail due to the potential flight risk that the Brazilian would have.
The judge in charge of the case considered that there is a risk that Alves escapes in order to ‘evade legal action’, as Marca report. The magistrate appeals to the economic capacity of the footballer, his dual Brazilian and Spanish nationality and because he resides in Mexico, where he defended the Pumas, although after these events he was fired .
In addition, Brazil does not have extradition agreements with Spain, which would increase the risk that the athlete will try to flee Spanish justice and end up taking refuge in his country without the possibility of being returned by Brazilian justice.
According to some Catalan media, In the first hours of Alves inside the prison, the player showed himself unwilling to eat and emotionally affected despite the visit of different professionals including doctors and psychologists. In addition, ABC clarified that his admission was like “that of any other prisoner, despite the media side” and that he will not receive any preferential treatment.
While all of this is going on, Joana Sanz, Alves’ wife, and one of the first people to support her husband during the first news of the case, requested privacy through her Instagram account.
“I ask the media outside my home to respect my privacy at this time. My mother passed away a week ago. I’m only beginning to assume that she’s no longer around to be tormented by my husband’s situation. I lost the only two pillars of my life . Have a little empathy, instead of looking for so much news in the pain of others, thank you”, he published in story.
What did Dani Alves say?
One of the factors that also influenced the judge to determine the footballer’s prison was the inconsistency of his story in referring to the alleged victim .
Alves admits he was at the disco, albeit for a short time, denying sexual assault. For their part, the Catalan police gathered evidence by interviewing security personnel at the nightclub, taking biological samples and examining footage from local security cameras.
At the same time, TV3 announced that Alves had delivered three different versions. At first, he said he didn’t know the woman who accused him of sexual assault. . So He commented that he saw her, but nothing happened to her . Ultimately, He claimed she was the one who jumped on him .
Pending investigation pending trial, Dani Alves faces a sentence that varies between four and twelve years in prison .
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