Brazilian football star Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault, gets four-year sentence

A Spanish court ruled on Thursday that Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub. The three-judge panel handed Alves a sentence of four years and six months. Alves, aged 40, maintained his innocence throughout the trial, which spanned three days earlier this month.

Alves has the option to appeal the court's decision. The incident in question occurred in the early hours of December 31, 2022, when Alves allegedly raped the victim in a bathroom of an upscale nightclub in Barcelona.