Dani Alves cleared of rape conviction after appeal
The original conviction, which had resulted in a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence, has now been overturned due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves has been acquitted of rape by the Catalan High Court, following a widely publicized appeal process.
The original conviction, which had resulted in a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence, has now been overturned due to lack of sufficient evidence.
The alleged incident occurred at Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on New Year's Eve in 2022.
Alves was convicted in February 2024, but always maintained the sex was consensual, denying all wrongdoing.
He was released on bail in March 2024, having posted €1 million and surrendering his passports, under a court order to remain in Spain and report weekly.
