Sports News | Spanish Court Overturns Soccer Player Dani Alves'' Rape Conviction on Appeal
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday.
Barcelona, Mar 28 (AP) Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling Friday.
Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four years, six months in prison. He denied wrongdoing during the three-day trial.
The former Brazil and Barcelona star was released from prison in in March 2024 while waiting for his appeal to be heard by a higher court.
That court ruled Friday that there was “insufficient evidence” to rule out Alves' presumption of innocence. (AP)
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