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Court Finds Soccer Star Dani Alves Guilty of Sexual Assault; Sentences him to Four and a Half Years in Prison

Dani Alves (Credit: AFP)

A Spanish court determined on Thursday that Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves is guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona, and sentenced him to four and a half years in prison.

Alves, who has denied any wrongdoing throughout the trial, still has the possibility to appeal the conviction. He has been in jail for over a year now, his bail request rejected because the court considered him to be a flight risk.

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