Player arrived at the court from the back, without going through journalists, according to the Spanish press
The trial of football player Daniel Alves begins this Monday (Feb 5, 2024) at the Barcelona Provincial Court. He is accused of sexually assaulting a young woman at the Sutton Club nightclub, in Spain, on December 30, 2022.
Daniel arrived at the scene through the back, without going past journalists, according to the Spanish press. The newspaper La Vanguardia reported that the player's lawyer asked him to give a statement at the end of the trial, after hearing the victim, witnesses and experts.
The athlete was preventively arrested in January 2023, after giving a statement at a police station in the city of Catalonia about the accusation. The victim, aged 23, stated that Daniel Alves even attacked her by slapping her in the face. Genetic analyzes indicated traces of the player's sperm on the woman's body and clothes.
The Spanish Public Ministry asks for 9 years in prison for Daniel and accuses him of sexual assault with penetration. The agency also asks the Brazilian to pay compensation to the victim of €150,000 for the “physical and psychological consequences” and hair “moral damages suffered”.
PRISON
In January, Alves was summoned by the Catalan police to give a statement and left the police station in a vehicle.
The player was taken to court for a custody hearing, in which the judge assessed whether the athlete would be released, order precautionary measures or order the player's provisional arrest.
The accusation was made 2 days after the alleged assault, on January 2, 2023. The victim, a 23-year-old woman, stated that Alves had touched her under her underwear without her consent while she was with some friends at the Sutton Club nightclub.
The young woman notified the nightclub days later about the episode. The local police were then called and the victim was taken to a reference hospital for victims of sexual crimes in Barcelona.
WHO IS DANIEL ALVES
Born in Juazeiro (BA) on May 6, 1983, Daniel Alves da Silva began his career in Bahia's youth teams as a right back. In 2003, he was sold to Sevilla, in Spain, where he played until 2008.
He then arrived at Barcelona, a club where he won 23 titles and established himself as one of the best players in the world in that position. In the Catalan team, he received the nickname by which he became known in Spanish football: “Dani Alves”.
The player was a constant presence in the Brazilian team. He played in 3 World Cups (2010, 2014 and 2022). He was champion of the Copa América (2007 and 2019), the Confederations Cup (2009 and 2013) and gold medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Currently, Daniel Alves was at Pumas, in Mexico, after quick spells at São Paulo Futebol Clube and Barcelona itself, who returned for the 2021/2022 season after spells at Juventus (Italy) and Paris Saint-Germain (France) .
Alves played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for the Brazilian football team in December. When he entered the field for the match in which the Brazilian team lost 1-0 to the Cameroon team, in a match valid for the last round of group G, he became the oldest player to compete in a World Cup for the national team.
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