The arrest and imprisonment of Dani Alves, accused of allegedly raping a young woman in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30, continues to give plenty to ...
[imprisonment of Dani Alves](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/23/63ce5ed3e2704e046a8b45ac.htmlhttps://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/23/63ce5ed3e2704e046a8b45ac.html), accused of allegedly raping a young woman in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30, continues to give plenty to discuss. This way, the police got the soccer player to accept this voluntary surrender at the police station, hiding from him all the evidence and testimonies that allegedly incriminated him in the rape of the young woman. [Dani Alves](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/23/63cf013a22601d381d8b45ab.html), who was in Mexico fulfilling the contract he had signed with Pumas UNAM - the Mexican team terminated the agreement after his arrest - reached an agreement with his lawyer, Miraida Puente Wilson, and the Mossos d'Esquadra to fly back to Barcelona voluntarily. [Another witness comes forward with accusation in Dani Alves case](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/24/63cfb0c046163fc76e8b457c.html) Sources close to the investigation, however, have specified that until that moment the seriousness of the accusations against the footballer and the alleged strength of the evidence against him had been silenced in order to get the Brazilian to fly voluntarily from Mexico. [Dani Alves hires Messi's lawyer in continued attempts to fight allegations](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/24/63cfe3a546163f13628b45e3.html)
Renowned lawyer Cristóbal Martell will try to help Alves in his defense against sexual assault accusations made by a woman he met at a nightclub in ...
Alves has won 42 titles in his soccer career, including three Champions Leagues with Barcelona and two Copa Americas with Brazil. Martell was part of the defense team when Messi was found guilty of tax fraud and sentenced to 21 months in prison in 2016 in Spain, though the sentence was suspended and the Argentina star did not have to serve time. The lawyer who worked for Lionel Messi in his tax fraud case has been added to the defense team of former Barcelona defender Dani Alves, who is facing sexual assault charges.
Two witnesses, a friend and a cousin of the alleged victim, have testified against Dani Alves, who is accused of a further assault.
It was later revealed that ‘Bruno’ had looked for the victim’s cousin on Instagram and wrote to her to “offer himself to her” for whatever she needed. The friend claims that Alves had also “violently” groped her and put his hand on her private parts until she managed to get away. Further details have emerged related to the case, which includes the alleged victim’s account of the events that took place, described by the judge as being “convincing” and “consistent,” while Alves has changed his testimony on numerous occasions.
The alleged victim said the former Barcelona right-back slapped her and raped her in the toilets of the Spanish city's Sutton nightclub in December.
'I've not had access to Dani and haven't been able to speak to him on the phone. She's the only one who has been able to see him. The former Barcelona defender, sacked by Mexican club UNAM Pumas after it emerged he had been remanded in custody by a judge over the sexual assault allegations, was arrested after flying to Spain last week following the death of his mother-in-law. Tenerife-born Joana Sanz had already shown she was backing her man ahead of his arrest and incarceration, saying on social media her husband had never shown her a lack of respect and claiming she had seen women 'trying it on' with Alves in front of her. Spanish media reported the footballer had asked his defence lawyer for permission to be questioned again under oath by the judge who sent him to prison pending an ongoing probe so he could clarify reported inconsistencies in statements he has made inside and outside court about the allegations before and after his arrest. The woman says she noticed the tattoo when he tried to force her to give him oral sex and she resisted in the locked bathroom stall at the VIP club (pictured) The alleged victim said the former Barcelona right-back slapped her and raped her in the toilets of the Spanish city's Sutton nightclub in December (pictured playing in Qatar) The woman says she noticed the tattoo when he tried to force her to give him oral sex and she resisted in the locked bathroom stall at the VIP club. Authorities said the type of crime that Alves is being accused of was not taken into consideration in the decision to transfer him. The woman who accused Dani Alves of sexual assault in Barcelona last month identified the Brazilian World Cup star by a tattoo on his abdomen, it has been claimed The alleged victim said the former Barcelona right-back slapped her and raped her in the toilets of the Spanish city's Sutton nightclub in December. The judge asked how it was possible for the woman to see his tattoo if his shirt was covering his torso.
Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves is firmly in the eye of the media storm at the moment, following his arrest of sexual assault on Friday.
He has since been [moved](https://www.football-espana.net/2023/01/24/dani-alves-moved-to-a-different-barcelona-prison-for-his-own-protection) to the Brians 2 prison for his own safety. He is also the lawyer for Alves’ former Barca teammate. [turned himself in](https://www.football-espana.net/2023/01/20/dani-alves-hands-himself-into-barcelona-police-over-sexual-assault-charge) to a local police station on Friday morning, and by the evening, he was locked up in the Brians 1 prison in Barcelona having been [denied bail](https://www.football-espana.net/2023/01/21/dani-alves-imprisoned-without-bail-following-sexual-assault-charge).
BRAZIL star Dani Alves' tattoos could prove crucial as he faces allegations he raped a woman in a nightclub toilet, reports say.The alleged victim is.
The woman was taken to hospital and later to a police station. She said after the alleged attack she was too scared to leave the toilet for several minutes. It came after CCTV footage published by Spanish media was said to show him and the alleged victim in a VIP area and then Alves then reportedly said he "he got up when she entered and that is why she could see the tattoo that is usually covered by clothing, since it goes down from the abdomen to the genital area". Asked about the tattoo in court, he testified he was "sitting on the toilet bowl, and she had entered and pounced on him". The alleged victim is said to have told a judge she saw a crescent-shaped inking on his lower abdomen as he forced himself on her in a cubicle.
The evidence is weighing up against the Brazilian, who's being held without bail.
According to Mayka Navarro, Bruno, a Brazilian chef who accompanied the player that night, had a key oversight. The Mossos have tried to contact all the people who were working in the club that night. This is how Mayka Navarro has explained the situation in La Vanguardia after the former Barcelona defender was held without bail following allegations of sexual assault last week.
DANI Alves' wife has spoken of her heartbreak as the Brazil footballer was held in custody accused of a nightclub sex assault - days after her mother.
Brazilian businesswoman Dana Dinorah told a Spanish TV show: “I’m still in shock. [Alves](https://www.the-sun.com/who/dani-alves/) should be kept in custody, and he has been in the cells since at a jail outside the city. Reports in Spain said the footballer’s family wanted him to select a new legal team after claims of alleged contradictions in statements before and after his arrest. [Mexican club UNAM Pumas](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/6051031/dani-alves-booed-own-fans-pumas/) after he was remanded in custody by a judge in Barcelona. [Joana Sanz](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7059545/who-is-dani-alves-wife-joana-sanz-married/), 29, said she had lost the “two pillars of my life” following the [incarceration of her husband](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7182426/brazil-star-dani-alves-arrested/) in Barcelona on Friday. “My mother died a week ago and I have barely begun to take on board that she is no longer with me, for me to be tormented with the situation of my husband.
Those at Brians 2 prison chose Coutinho, a Brazilian in prison for sexual assault, to be Dani Alves' cell mate. This measure was taken to help the ...
Martell defended Messi back in the day in his tax fraud trial. The latest are that the girl gave the same version both in a state of shock and a few weeks later and traces of semen and fingerprints also mean Alves is in further trouble. Funnily enough, he has the same surname as Philippe, Alves' former teammate at Barca and Brazil.
Dani Alves is a Brazilian footballer, formerly of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and UNAM Pumas, who is currently in prison accused of sexually ...
The judge, who had a copy of the contract in her possession, had to intercede to correct this statement and clarified that Alves actually earned 300,000 euros per month (more than 327,000 dollars) as a Pumas player. This was for an alleged crime of rape against a 23-year-old woman. In June 2016, the Brazilian winger left FC Barcelona and signed a deal with Juventus. Alves was also an important part of the Brazilian national team from the 2006/07 season onwards. On November 12, Barcelona reported an agreement in principle to sign him again after five years. Alves was voted best right-back of the tournament.
Alves maintains he is innocent in the face of accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman on the 30th of December in Barcelona, despite changing his version ...
My brother has a spotless career all over the world and this mess he’s been put in is sinking his career.” It would lead to questions of whom was behind it and what they would gain from such a situation. [emerged](https://www.football-espana.net/2023/01/24/second-witness-emerges-in-dani-alves-case-as-evidence-mounts), as has medical evidence that backs up the accusations, however both Alves and his family claim he is innocent.
Cristóbal Martell, who represented the Argentina captain in his tax fraud trial, has been brought in to defend the soccer player, who remains in preventive ...
The victim, on the other hand, offered a “forceful” and “persistent” account, which both the prosecutor and the judge gave full credibility and which tallied with the version of events she provided to police on January 2, two days after the alleged assault. Alves has been held in pre-trial custody since January 20 as the judge and prosecution considered the player to be a flight risk. Puentes Wilson added that her role was to “assist” both the Mossos d’Esquadra and the court in the investigation into the alleged rape of a 23-year-old woman in the bathroom of the VIP area at Sutton, a high-end nightclub in Barcelona. [Dani Alves](https://english.elpais.com/sports/2023-01-21/arrest-shatters-dani-alves-image-as-soccers-witty-winner.html), a former player for FC Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, has added Cristóbal Martell to his defense team in a case of alleged rape that has led to the 39-year-old being held in pre-trial detention without bail at a Spanish prison after he [voluntarily presented himself](https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-01-20/soccer-player-dani-alves-arrested-in-barcelona-over-alleged-sexual-assault.html) to the regional police force of Catalonia, the Mossos d’Esquadra, to testify. “The course of events and the deprivation of liberty suffered led to the desire to reinforce his defense with a specialist in criminal law,” the statement added. Martell, who is considered one of Barcelona’s finest legal minds having also represented Lionel Messi during the Argentina captain’s tax fraud case and the [family of former regional premier Jordi Pujol](https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2020-07-17/ex-catalan-premier-jordi-pujol-and-entire-family-facing-trial-over-suspect-fortune.html), has been called in to firefight a process that has become increasingly difficult for Alves after he provided a chaotic and contradictory statement to the judge presiding the case.