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Spanish court imprisons soccer star Alves for rape

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Elena Gyldenkerne
February 22, 2024

A court in Spain has found Brazilian soccer star and former Barcelona player Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a nightclub. Alves has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. The case is one of the most high-profile trials in Spain since it changed the way sexual assault cases are prosecuted.

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