Dani Alves to face sexual assault trial in Spain, prosecutors seek 9-year prison sentence
The Hindu
Madrid Prosecutors seek 9-yr prison sentence for Dani Alves for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman. Alves denies any wrongdoing, claiming consensual sex. Prosecutors also want 150,000 euros in damages, 10-yr contact ban, 10-yr supervision after prison term, and 10-yr work ban with minors if found guilty. Alves has been in pre-trial jail since Jan, all bail requests denied. Lawyers did not respond to request for comment.
Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian footballer Dani Alves for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year, a Spanish court said Thursday.
Alves is set to face trial over allegations he assaulted the woman in a night club in Barcelona on December 30. He was indicted by an investigative judge in August and the court said this month there was enough evidence to open a trial. A date for the hearings was not yet set.
The former Barcelona defender has denied any wrongdoing, claiming he had consensual sex with the accuser.
Prosecutors also want Alves to pay 150,000 euros ($163,000) in damages to the victim, and to be prohibited from having any contact with her for an additional 10 years. They also want Alves to be remain supervised for a decade after serving his prison term.
If found guilty, Alves would be prohibited from any type of work with minors for 10 years after his term, in accordance with Spanish law.
Under Spain's new sexual consent law, the charge of sexual assault takes in a wide array of crimes from online abuse and groping to rape, each with different possible punishments. A case of rape could carry a maximum sentence of 15 years.
The 40-year-old Alves has been in pre-trial jail since January, when he was arrested after an initial investigation by authorities.
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