Daniel Alves’ mother speaks out after conviction: “Yes, innocent”

After Daniel Alves be sentenced to 4 years in prison for sexual assault this Thursday, 22, the player’s mother, Maria Lucia Alves, used social media to speak out on the issue. The matriarch came to her son’s defense and assured that the defense lawyer, Ines Guardiolawill seek acquittal.

“This decision is not final”she captioned her Instagram stories when sharing a post of Graciele Queiroz, specialist who accompanies her. Maria Lucia also demonstrated that she believes the version told by her son, who claims he did not commit the crime. “Innocent yes”continued.

The athlete responded for the rape committed in the bathroom of a nightclub in Barcelona, ​​Spain, at the end of 2022. At the beginning of last year, Daniel Alves was preventively arrested to await trial.

The Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office asked for nine years in prison, while the indictment indicated 12 years. The player has already been detained for 1 year and 1 month – time that will be deducted from the final sentence. Guardiola assured that he will appeal. “We will appeal the sentence. I continue to believe in Mr. Alves’ innocence”he stated.

What did Daniel Alves say in his testimony at the trial?

In the beginning of the month, Daniel Alves participated in a trial that lasted three days. On the third day, the Brazilian football player spoke for the first time. In the previous days, he remained silent, listening to the testimonies of the witnesses and the analyzes of the experts who investigated the sexual assault accusation case.

In his statement, the player told his version of what happened: “She was in front of me and we started the relationship. I remember she sat on me. I’m not a violent man. I didn’t force her to perform oral sex forcibly. She did not tell me anything. We were enjoying both of them and nothing more.”he said in court, according to the Globe Sports.

Soon after, he reported that he went home and found his wife, Joana Sanz, in their bed before falling asleep. Daniel cried when sharing this excerpt from his testimony. It is worth noting that this week, the football player’s wife revealed that he wrote a letter to her directly from prison, and published the content of the document on his social networks.