Brazilian former footballer Dani Alves on appeal acquitted of rape: ‘Patriarchal Justice’

The Catalan Supreme Court has acquitted former footballer Dani Alves (41) on appeal of rape. That reports The Spanish newspaper El País Friday.

Last February, Alves, a former football player who played for FC Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for raping a 23-year-old woman on the WC of the VIP space in nightclub Sutton in Barcelona on New Year’s Day 2022. It explicitly points out that what she told does not match reality. « 

The woman stated that she went to the toilet with Alves because she was afraid that the friends of the football player would follow the pair. But according to the court, the woman « voluntarily went to the toilet to be in a more intimate space with the suspect. » According to the judges, it could not be deduced from the camera images whether the woman agreed to the subsequent sex. « We both enjoyed it, » said Alves last year.

In the first instance, the woman did not want to report the popular, successful and wealthy football player. She doubted whether she was believed and feared for shelters as her name became known. Her name and personal information indeed went on the internet later.

« Only yes is yes »

Irene Montero, the Spanish minister for equal opportunities when Alves was sued, speaks of « patriarchal justice, » reports Reuters news agency. She also referred to a change in law that she has carried out, for which the lack of consent is the most important criterion for determining sexual crimes. « Only yes means yes ». The case against Alves was the first major trial among the so -called Solo Sí Es Sí– Law.

Incidentally, Alves waited for it Paying a deposit From 1 million euros, the outcome of the appeal outside the prison walls, although the born Brazilian Spain was not allowed to leave.

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