A Spanish choose on Friday ordered that Brazil footballer Dani Alves be jailed on remand with out bail over an alleged sexual assault of a lady in a Barcelona nightclub, the regional courtroom system stated.
A spokesperson for the native Mossos d’Esquadra pressure stated officers had taken Alves, who has denied the allegation, to a courtroom workplace after his arrest the place a choose would determine on his case.
The participant has been denied bail and Mexican membership Pumas have introduced they’ve terminated his contract. Membership president Leopoldo Silva made the announcement at a press convention on Friday.
The general public prosecutor has requested that the 39-year-old former Barcelona participant be jailed with out bail pending trial, stated a spokesperson for the native prosecutor’s workplace, including that each Alves and the alleged sufferer had appeared earlier than the choose.
The alleged sufferer advised police that the Brazil and former Barcelona defender touched her below her underwear with out her consent at a Barcelona nightclub on the evening of December 30.
Accompanied by her buddies, the girl reported the incident to the nightclub’s safety workers, who then alerted police.
Officers arrived on the scene and took an announcement from the girl. She filed an official criticism for sexual assault on January 2.
Alves advised Antena 3 in an interview earlier this month that he was on the membership with different individuals however denied any such behaviour.
“I used to be dancing and having time with out invading anybody’s house,” he stated. “I dont know who this woman is. How may I do this to a lady? No.”
Alves performed for Barcelona from 2008- to 2016 and briefly returned to the Spanish staff for the 2021/22 season.
He has performed for the Brazil nationwide staff since 2006, making 126 appearances and scoring eight targets.
The 39-year-old footballer is Brazil’s second-most-capped participant, having made 126 appearances for his nation.
Alves spent nearly a decade at Barcelona from 2008 to 2016 earlier than transferring to Juventus.
Over the previous 5 years, he has performed for the Turin membership, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo earlier than returning to Barcelona for a stint in 2021.