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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jeronimo Toro Pizano

Former Barcelona and Brazil right-back Dani Alves Found Guilty of Sexual Assault

Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison, with an additional five years of probation, after being found guilty of sexual assault. (Credit: POOL via AFP / Jordi BORRAS)

The ex-Barcelona and Brazil right-back has been found guilty of sexual assault and therefore has been sentenced to serve four and a half years in prison.

Alves was arrested by Spanish authorities in his home in Barcelona in January 2023 as part of an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in a nightclub in the Catalonian capital.

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