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Prosecutors are in search of a nineyear jail sentence for Brazilian soccer participant Dani Alves for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl final yr, a Spanish court docket stated Thursday.
Prosecutors are in search of a 9-yr jail sentence for Brazilian soccer participant Dani Alves for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl final yr, a Spanish court docket stated Thursday.
Alves is ready to face trial over allegations he assaulted the lady in a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30. He was indicted by an investigative decide in August and the court docket stated this month there was sufficient proof to open a trial. A date for the hearings was not but set.
The former Barcelona defender has denied any wrongdoing, claiming he had consensual intercourse with the accuser.
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Prosecutors additionally need Alves to pay 150,000 euros ($163,000) in damages to the sufferer, and to be prohibited from having any contact along with her for a further 10 years. They additionally need Alves to be stay supervised for a decade after serving his jail time period.
If discovered responsible, Alves could be prohibited from any sort of labor with minors for 10 years after his time period, in accordance with Spanish regulation.
Under Spain’s new sexual consent regulation, the cost of sexual assault takes in a big selection of crimes from on-line abuse and groping to rape, every with completely different doable punishments. In Spain, a declare of rape is investigated beneath the overall accusation of sexual assault and convictions can result in jail sentences of between 4 and 15 years.
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The 40-yr-previous Alves has been in pre-trial jail since January, when he was arrested after an preliminary investigation by authorities.
All of Alves’ bail requests have been denied as a result of the court docket has thought-about him a flight danger. The participant had supplied to show in his passports and put on a monitoring gadget whereas awaiting the court docket’s choice.
Prosecutors this week once more opposed the newest request for freedom made by Alves’ attorneys.
Alves gained 42 soccer titles, together with three Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Copa Americas with Brazil. He performed at his third World Cup final yr in Qatar.
His attorneys didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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