Rape convict Alves pays bail and can leave Spanish jail, says court

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BARCELONA, March 25 — Former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves, convicted of rape in Spain, has paid his bail of €1 million (RM5.1 million) and can leave jail pending...

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One of the world’s most decorated footballers, Alves, 40, was last month sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in the early hours of December 31, 2022. TV crews gathered outside the Brians 2 prison, north-west of Barcelona, where Alves is being held, to capture the moment of his release which is expected in the coming hours.

“This is a very dangerous message for society,” she added, saying her client was “very outraged, very despondent and very frustrated”.The court’s decision to grant bail also drew criticism from Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who said money “cannot buy the offence that a man does to a woman by committing rape”.

Alves’ lawyers had argued the victim had been “glued” to the player while dancing at the nightclub, saying there was “sexual tension” between them.

 

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