Dani Alves, a former Brazilian soccer star who won a gold medal, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to over four years in prison in Spain.
Dani Alves, a Brazilian soccer star who won the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics for his country, was found guilty of raping a woman in Barcelona, Spain, and sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
A three-judge panel at the Barcelona Provincial Court convicted the 40-year-old for the Dec. 31, 2022 incident. He was also ordered to pay the equivalent of $162,000 as compensation for the victim and was banned from approaching the victim’s home or place of work and communicating with her for nine years.
Alves’ lawyer, Inés Guardiola, said she would appeal the verdict.
