By Victor Kanayo
A magistrate Judge has jailed Brazilian legend Dani Alves on Friday on remand without bail, after he was convicted of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub on December 30, 2022.
According to Marca, quoting judicial sources, the head of Barcelona’s 15th examining court has accepted the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution exercised by the complainant and has sent the footballer to prison.
The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was taken to the Brians 1 jail outside Barcelona, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
Earlier on Friday, Alves appeared before a Barcelona judge after local police detained and questioned him.
The public prosecutor had requested he be jailed without bail pending trial.
The former Barcelona player was arrested on Friday by the Catalan police after he returned to Spain from Mexico, where he currently resides because he plays for Pumas.
Alves played for Barcelona from 2008-2016 and briefly returned to the LaLiga team for the 2021-22 season.
He has played for the Brazil national team since 2006, making 126 appearances and scoring eight goals.
