Barcelona, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - Spain prosecutors appeal 'irrational' Alves rape conviction reversal

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2025-05-07
Spanish prosecutors on Wednesday said they were appealing at the Supreme Court the "irrational" reversal of ex-Brazil and Barcelona star Dani Alves' rape conviction, alleging it "morally convicted" the accuser by questioning her honesty. Alves was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail in February last year after being found guilty of raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub on December 31, 2022. But a Barcelona appea......
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