Four and a half years in prison and another five years of supervised release. The Barcelona Court has convicted Dani Alves for the rape of a 23-year-old girl at the Sutton nightclub, in the early hours of December 30 to 31, 2022. The Brazilian will have to compensate the victim with 150,000 euros, and will not be able to approach to her for nine and a half years. The decision of the Section 21 court comes two weeks after the trial, during which the Brazilian soccer player demanded his acquittal, alleging that the relations were consensual and defending that the complainant, at no time, expressed her opposition to him. He also pointed out that that night he was under the influence of alcohol, but his defense psychologists indicated that he “knew what he was doing.” In her sentence, the court considers it proven that “the accused abruptly grabbed the complainant, threw her to the ground and, preventing her from being able to move, penetrated her vaginally, even though the complainant said no, that she wanted to leave.” ». And he understands that “this fulfills the type of absence of consent, with the use of violence, and with carnal access.” The ruling points out that “for the existence of sexual assault, it is not necessary for physical injuries to occur, nor for there to be evidence of heroic opposition on the part of the victim to having sexual relations.” And he specifies that “in the present case we also find injuries on the victim that make more than evident the existence of violence to force her will, with subsequent carnal access that is not denied by the accused.” The magistrates affirm that “not only can consent be revoked at any time, but it is also necessary that consent be given for each of the sexual varieties within a sexual encounter and there is no evidence that, at least as regards vaginal penetration, the complainant gave her consent, and not only that, but the accused also submitted the will of the victim with the use of violence. [EN AMPLIACIÓN]
2024-02-22 09:07:25
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