Ex-Barcelona footballer on provisional release from prison term while he appeals against rape convictionThe former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves has been allowed out on bail having served 14 months of a four-and-a-half-year sentence for rape.One of the world’s most decorated footballers, Alves, 40, was found guilty last month of raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in the early hours of 31 December 2022. Continue reading
Dani Alves is due to be released from prison after making the €1 million bail payment required as he awaits the result of an appeal to his rape conviction, court officials confirmed on Monday.
A Barcelona court ruled on Wednesday that Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail on a €1 million ($1.08 million) bail despite having only served about a quarter of his sentence of four and a half years for rape.
The case of Alves, one of the most successful soccer players in history, has attracted significant attention not only due to the Brazilian's profile but because gender-based violence has become an increasingly dominant topic in Spain's public discourse
The footballer, who was jailed for rape last month, is temporarily released
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La Fiscalía de España presentó este viernes una apelación contra una orden judicial que dictaminó que el exfutbolista brasileño Dani Alves podía salir de prisión en libertad condicional con una fianza de US$ 1,08 millones luego de que lo declararan culpable de agresión sexual el mes pasado. El miércoles, un tribunal
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La Fiscalía de España presentó este viernes una apelación contra una orden judicial que dictaminó que el exfutbolista brasileño Dani Alves podía salir de prisión en libertad condicional con una fianza de US$ 1,08 millones luego de que lo declararan culpable de agresión sexual el mes pasado. El miércoles, un tribunal
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La Fiscalía de España presentó este viernes una apelación contra una orden judicial que dictaminó que el exfutbolista brasileño Dani Alves podía salir de prisión en libertad condicional con una fianza de US$ 1,08 millones luego de que lo declararan culpable de agresión sexual el mes pasado. El miércoles, un tribunal
Dani Alves received a huge boost on Wednesday to his chances of getting a temporary release from custody. After his arrest in January 2023 on sexual assault accusations, he finally got bail. Due to his financial difficulties, Alves is unable to post the $1.1 million bond required for his release. This prompted him to seek Dani Alves received a huge boost on Wednesday to his chances of getting a temporary release from custody. After his arrest in January 2023 on sexual assault accusations, he...
Brazilian footballer was convicted of raping woman in 2022Alves ordered to surrender passports and pay €1m bailA Spanish court decided on Wednesday that Dani Alves could leave prison if he pays a bail of €1m (£850,000) and hands over his passports while awaiting the appeal against his conviction for raping a woman in Barcelona.The former Brazil and Barcelona player was found guilty of having raped the woman in a nightclub in 2022 and sentenced to four years and six months in prison. During the...
A court in Spain sentenced the former Brazil player to four and a half
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was released from prison Monday after paying 1 million euros ($1.2 million) in bail to be set free while appealing a rape conviction, a Spanish court said.