SEATTLE -- After years in the making, a Brazilian high court finally ruled on March 20th that former Brazilian superstar Robinho must serve a nine-year prison sentence as a result of a rape conviction that occurred in Italy back in 2017. The former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward was sentenced in Italy to nine years in prison for his involvement in a group sexual assault case that took place in 2013, when the Brazilian was playing for Milan.
Judges from Brazil's Superior Court of Justice voted 9-2 to validate the conviction. As Brazil does not extradite nationals, Italy tried for years to seek his imprisonment in his home nation.
