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Rape Conviction: Dani Alves Granted Bail Of €1 Million

<p><img width="615" height="400" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dani-Alves-1.jpg.webp" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dani-Alves-1.jpg.webp 615w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dani-Alves-1.jpg-300x195.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px" /></p> <h2>Barcelona court granted bail to ex-Brazil defender Dani Alves on Wednesday, following the payment of a €1 million fee.</h2> <p>After being found guilty of sexual assault in February, Alves was given a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence, having already served more than a year of his term.</p> <p>Following the appeal filed by his lawyer, Ines Guardiola, and a hearing on Tuesday, the 40-year-old has been released until a final resolution is reached on the appeal.</p> <p>The requirement for Alves is to hand in his Spanish and Brazilian passports and to remain within Spain, agreeing to weekly court check-ins.</p> <p>Additionally, he is required to comply with a restraining order that prohibits him from approaching within 1,000 meters of his victim, her residence, workplace, or any other location she frequents.</p> <p>The ruling issued on Wednesday grants a three-day appeal period to the defense, the victim's legal counsel, and the prosecution.</p> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> had earlier reported that the Brazilian star was <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/22/breaking-ex-barcelona-star-dani-alves-sentenced-to-four-years-in-jail/">sentenced</a> on February 22, following a conviction for raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.</p> <p>The case against Alves was built on the testimony of the victim, who recounted her experience from behind a screen to maintain her anonymity.</p> <p>She described a violent encounter in which Alves forcibly had sexual relations with her in the nightclub’s private bathroom, despite her pleas for him to stop.</p> <p>This testimony painted a vivid picture of the victim’s “<em>anguish and terror</em>” during the incident.</p> <p>The defence’s argument suggested that the victim had shown interest in Alves while they were dancing at the nightclub, insinuating a mutual “<em>sexual tension</em>.”</p> <p>However, the court’s 61-page decision firmly stated that such an interpretation did not imply consent for any subsequent actions.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/20/rape-conviction-dani-alves-granted-bail-of-e1-million/">Rape Conviction: Dani Alves Granted Bail Of €1 Million</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>