Last Updated: November 24, 2023, 00:02 IST
MADRID: A Spanish prosecutor is looking for a jail time period of 9 years for former Barcelona and Brazil soccer participant Dani Alves who is because of stand trial on expenses of sexual assault in opposition to a lady in Barcelona final 12 months, a court docket doc confirmed on Thursday.
Alves, who has been held in jail since his arrest on Jan. 20, allegedly violently assaulted a lady within the toilet of the VIP space in a Barcelona nightclub early within the morning of Dec. 31, the doc stated.
Alves has stated that he had consensual intercourse together with his accuser after initially denying any sexual encounter along with her.
The prosecutor additionally requested for restraining orders for Alves following the jail time period and for him to pay damages price 150,000 euros ($163,605.00) to the lady.
In August, a court docket within the Barcelona space formally indicted Alves after discovering proof of wrongdoing by the 40-12 months-previous participant and later determined there was sufficient evidences to ship him to trial. No date has but been set.
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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