Dani Alves Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault

The former Barcelona star was found guilty of assaulting a woman in a Spanish nightclub on New Year's Eve 2022.

Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.
The court also ordered Alves to pay 150,000 euros in compensation to the victim.
Alves' conviction marks one of the most high-profile trials in Spain since the 2022 law that made consent a key element in sexual assault cases.
The victim testified that Alves prevented her from leaving the bathroom, became violent, and forced her to have sex.
Alves denied the allegations, claiming the sex was consensual, but his story changed multiple times during the investigation.