Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves’ trial for alleged sexual assault will begin Feb. 5, a Barcelona-based court docket stated Wednesday.
Alves is accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a Barcelona evening membership in December 2022. The former Barcelona proper again has been in pre-trial jail since January. His requests to be launched on bail have been rejected as a result of the court docket thought-about him a flight danger.
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Alves has denied any wrongdoing, claiming he had consensual intercourse with the accuser. He was indicted by an investigative choose in August and the court docket stated there was sufficient proof to open a trial.
State prosecutors are in search of a nine-year jail sentence. The attorneys representing the alleged sufferer need him to spend 12 years behind bars.
The 40-year-old Alves received 42 soccer titles, together with three Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Copa Americas with Brazil. He performed at his third World Cup final 12 months in Qatar.
