Dani Alves’ sentence for the rape case is expected on Thursday

According to Spanish media, the court’s decision on his sentence is expected on Thursday morning Dani Alves, who is accused of rape. The 40-year-old ace, who has been on remand since January 2023, has been summoned to appear in court in Barcelona tomorrow (22/2), as have all the parties involved in the proceedings.

The Brazilian fullback is accused of raping a 23-year-old woman in the bathroom of a Spanish night club on December 30, 2022. The footballer’s defense lawyers are asking for his acquittal, arguing that it was not rape and that the relationship was consensual.

According to Spanish media, the expectation is that the court, presided over by Judge Isabel Delgado, will assess the prison situation of Dani Alves and decide whether to keep him in prison. However, it seems that the court will also proceed with the announcement of the decision of his sentence. If found guilty faces 9 to 12 years in prison.

Alves’ position is quite difficult, as he changed his testimony several times. At first he claimed that he didn’t even know the girl, then that she only gave him oral sex, while when it turned out that a sexual act took place, he claimed that everything was done with her consent. His side attributed this change in his statements to a desperate attempt to save his marriage to Joanna Sant. A mitigating factor that his legal side is trying to “pass” is that he was under the influence of alcohol.

The alleged victim’s side, on the other hand, reports that she voluntarily went to the bathroom with Dani Alves, but after a few kisses she wanted to leave. He, however, according to her statement, locked the door, knocked on her, threw her to the ground and ended up raping her. “I tried to react, but he was much stronger than me,” he said, dismissing any claims of a consensual encounter by the footballer. At the same time, the girl’s side has rejected every attempt by the football player’s representatives for an out-of-court settlement.