Soccer player Dani Alves testifies in rape trial, says sexual relationship was consensual

Former Barcelona FC star Dani Alves insisted on Wednesday before a Barcelona court that he had consensual sex with the young woman who accuses him of raping her in a private bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

The prosecution is seeking a nine-year prison sentence for sexual assault and gives full credibility to the victim’s story, which it considers to be “persistent, completely credible and raw.” While on the stand, the Brazilian defender refused to answer questions from the prosecution or the victim’s lawyer, and cried while answering questions from his own attorney.

The footballer gave the last version about what happened, of the several versions he has given during the investigation, according to which he had a consensual sexual relationship with the young woman because both felt “attraction” and that when he learned from the press days later that he was accused of sexual assault, “the world fell on him.”

The soccer player reiterated his latest version of events from the various versions he gave during the investigation, that he had a consensual sexual relationship with the young woman because they both felt “attraction” and that when he learned from the press days later that he was accused of sexual assault, “the world fell on him.