Rape: Dani Alves to face Spanish court Wednesday
Former Brazil and Barcelona defender, Dani Alves, is set to be prosecuted with rape by the Spanish court on Wednesday, following an investigation that was opened in the early 2023.
40-year-old Alves was detained in January after being accused of raping a young woman in the bathroom of a nightclub in late December.
The court said a date for the trial had not yet been set.
The Brazilian has been held in custody without bail because the court investigating him felt there was a risk he would try to flee.
He told La Vanguardia that he had lied at first because he was afraid his wife would leave him if he admitted he had been with another woman. At the time of the incident, Alves was on holiday in Barcelona after playing for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar.
Alves, who is being held in the Brians penitentiary complex outside Barcelona, after his arrest, was sacked by his Mexican club Pumas UNAM.
In his success-laden career, Alves won 42 football titles, including three Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Copa Americas with Brazil.
