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Brazilian full-back Dani Alves’ trial for his alleged sexual assault will start February 5 as per the Barcelona-based court. Alves is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. The former Barcelona right-back is accused of sexually harassing a young woman in the bathroom of a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30 of last year.
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Dani Alves’ requests to be released on bail have been rejected as the court has considered him a flight risk. Alves has pleaded not guilty and claimed to have consensual sex with the accuser. He was indicted by an investigative judge and then the court confirmed that they had enough evidence to open a trial.
State prosecutors are looking at a nine-year prison sentence for Alves while the alleged victim's lawyers want him to spend 12 years in prison. They also seek restraining orders for Alves following the jail term and for him to pay damages worth €150,000 ($163,605) to the woman.
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I have a really clear conscience regarding what happened: Alves
In June 2023, Dani Alves told La Vanguardia that he had done nothing wrong and wasn't guilty. "I have a really clear conscience regarding what happened that night in the bathroom of the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub," he said. "What happened and what didn't happen? And what didn't happen is that I forced this woman to do anything that we did."
