The trial against Dani Alves for alleged rape starts this Monday

The trial against the Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves for the alleged rape of a young woman in the bathroom of a nightclub in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) at the end of 2022 will start this Monday in the Barcelona Court, reports the newspaper El Mundo.

The judicial process will begin with the processing of the preliminary issues and it is expected that the complainant, 23 years old, will testify on the first day behind a screen in the courtroom to prevent her from having any visual contact with the accused.

Likewise, the court has ordered that, as a measure of protection for the victim, her testimony be held behind closed doors, while the recording of her statement will be pixelated and her voice will be distorted to prevent her from being recognized in case it is leaked. the video in the future.

The athlete – who has been in preventive detention in Brians for more than a year – plans to provide a receipt with the drinks that night as proof that he was drunk at the time of the alleged sexual assault, his fifth version of the events, and has He asked for the testimony of his ex-partner to corroborate that he came home drunk.

Alves faces a request for 9 years in prison, which the girl’s defense increases to 12, while the footballer’s lawyer asks for acquittal for her client. The trial is expected to be heard for sentencing on Wednesday, February 7. With RT

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