Dani Alves, the ex-FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain full back, has recently asserted that he was under the influence of alcohol during the night of the reported sexual assault. It is worth mentioning that Alves has modified his statement for the fifth occasion subsequent to his apprehension on January 20, 2023.
Dani Alves’s legal team has made a statement asserting that the player was under the influence of alcohol during the night when the alleged sexual assault took place. On January 20, 2023, Alves was arrested and held without bail for the crime he is accused of committing. The court trial for this case is scheduled to take place in Barcelona from February 7 to 5, 2024. This new development has added another layer of complexity to the controversy surrounding the Brazilian full-back’s sexual assault trial.
Since that time, the individual who is 40 years old has modified his statement on five occasions. Initially, Alves asserted that he had no knowledge of the aforementioned woman, only to subsequently consent to meeting her in the restroom of the mentioned establishment. However, he eventually confessed to encountering her in the restroom of the establishment.
After this sudden change, the Brazilian individual maintained that there was no sexual interaction with the woman, but later acknowledged engaging in consensual oral sexual activity with her. As the investigation progressed, Alves made another alteration following the discovery of biological evidence, ultimately admitting to engaging in sexual intercourse with the woman. The Brazilian individual stated that he had previously denied this in an effort to conceal the incident from his spouse.
The rejection of a divorce proposal by his current wife, Joana Sanz, and her subsequent departure from the player’s property has added another layer to the legal proceedings. Reports suggest that Joana Sanz is now planning to initiate a legal process to seek separation from Dani Alves. The change in Alves’s statement regarding infidelity could potentially have significant implications for his trial in Spain. Alves’s lawyer, Ines Guardiola, has argued that if it can be proven that his client was intoxicated on the night of the incident, it may result in a reduced sentence of nine years for his crimes. The court trial in Barcelona is scheduled for February 7-5, 2024, and the victim’s lawyers are pushing for a 12-year imprisonment for Alves, along with a £150,000 damage payment.