Brazilian football player Dani Alves arrested in Spain for alleged sexual assault
Brazilian football player Dani Alves was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Spain.
The alleged act took place on December 31 at a night club in Barcelona, police told The Associated Press.
Alves was taken into custody after he answered a police summons. He will appear before a judge, who will decide on the charges. State prosecutors have asked for him to be jailed without bail, the prosecutors’ office said.
A charge of sexual assault in Spain can mean anything from unsolicited and unwanted sexual groping to rape. Police said they could not give any details on the case.
The 39-year-old Alves is one of football’s most successful players, winning major titles with several elite clubs, including Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, over his long career. He currently plays with Mexican club Pumas.
The defender was a key part of Barcelona’s golden years playing between 2008-16 on the team’s right flank with Lionel Messi.
He won the Champions League three times with the Catalan club, which he briefly rejoined last season.
