The newspaper El Periódico de España reveals that the player spent around 15 minutes in the bathroom with the woman who accuses him of sexual assault. The former Pumas footballer has already given three contradictory versions.
Dani Alves is in trouble. 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.
In the past few hours, however, more information has been added that further complicates his situation. As published by Spanish media outlet El Periódico, which had access to reports from the nightclub’s security cameras, which are being analyzed as part of the Mossos d’Esquadra investigation, the player spent almost 15 minutes with the plaintiff locked in the bathroom. The filming dismantles the theories of the player, who has already given three different versions during the interrogations to which he was subjected.
The player acknowledged, according to Spain’s TV3, that he was at the party, but said it was only for a short time and denies the sexual assault attributed to him by the victim. Then, in his defense, he first said that I didn’t know the girl that he allegedly sexually assaulted, then said that Yes, I had seen her but there was no type of connection and finally he said that she was the one who harassed him.
While all this is going on, Joana Sanz, Alves’ wife, and one of the first people to support her husband from the first news of the case, asked for confidentiality via 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.
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.
The judge in charge of the case considered that there was a risk that Alves escaped 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.
At Pumas, his club, they justified their dismissal by the words of their president. “With this determination, the club reiterates its commitment not to tolerate any act by any member of our institution, whatsoever, contrary to the university spirit and its values. The National University Club is an institution that promotes respect. We cannot allow any person’s conduct to interfere with our work philosophy who has been an example throughout history in the training and development of young athletes in our country,” said Leopoldo Silva.
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