Alves formally indicted for alleged sexual assault

Record ID: 1736395

  • Title: Alves formally indicted for alleged sexual assault
  • Date: 2nd August 2023
  • Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (AUGUST 2, 2023) (REUTERS) DANI ALVES LAWYER WALKING (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH) CRISTOBAL MARTELL, DANI ALVES LAWYER, SAYING: “Dani Alves is upset with the account of the facts… he is not… he does not agree with it and he has stated so. He has also stated that he will not resort to his desire to expedite the process ” MARTELL WALKING OUT FROM THE COURT (SOUNDBITE) (SPANISH) ESTHER LOPEZ, ALLEGED VICTIMS LAWYERS, SAYING: “Today it was a merely formal act where the facts that are imputed to the processed person are read, he is invited if he wants to add something else. He has expressed his intention not to appeal the resolution in order to expedite the procedure, it seems to be... he has not communicated it to me, but it seems that he has consigned the compensation established in the resolution." ESTHER LOPEZ TALKING TO THE PRESS OUTSIDE THE COURT
  • Embargoed: 16th August 2023 13:06
  • Keywords: Alves Barcelona assault nightclub prison
  • Location: BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • City: BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Europe,Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001173402082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A Spanish judge on Wednesday (August 2) formally indicted former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves, who has been jailed on remand for over seven months for alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December.
    The judge handling the investigation said she had found evidence of wrongdoing by the 40-year-old player, who claims he had consensual sex with his accuser. He was arrested on Jan. 20 and has been held in a prison outside Barcelona without bail.
    In Spain, a claim of rape is investigated under the general accusation of sexual assault and convictions can lead to prison sentences of between four and 15 years.
    (production: Horaci Garcia)
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