Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office questions the use of money donated by Neymar Jr to mitigate the trial of Daniel Alves
The soccer player Neymar Jr made a donation of money to the football player Daniel Alves during his trial for sexual assault in a nightclub. Now, the amount is being questioned by the Spanish Public Ministry.
According to the newspaper El Mundo, the Public Ministry questions the use of the donation money to mitigate Alves’ sentence at trial. Neymar’s family donated R$800,000 – around 150,000 euros – to Daniel Alves to pay for the mitigation of damages in the process for the victim.
However, the victim refused to receive the money. “We are a little concerned that it is transmitted to society that people with significant economic capacity can see their sentences reduced if they pay a significant amount”, said the victim’s lawyer, Ester Garcia.
At the time the donation was revealed, Neymar’s father reported that they gave the money to Daniel Alves because he did not have the money to defend himself and that they would not turn their back on anyone.
Daniel Alves’ sentence
On February 22nd, the Brazilian football player Daniel Alves appeared in court in Barcelona, Spain, to receive his early verdict. The former athlete was sentenced to a sentence of 4 years and 6 months in prison, along with a compensation order for the victim of sexual assault, following the trial in early February.
As G1 reports, Daniel appeared in court alongside his legal team. Upon receiving the sentence, the violence of the case was emphasized: “The accused suddenly grabbed the complainant, knocked her to the ground and, preventing her from moving, penetrated her vaginally, despite the complainant saying no, that she wanted to leave.“, says part of the document.
“This constitutes the absence of consent, the use of violence, and carnal access“, is written in another part of the football player’s conviction, who underwent a three-day trial. He was accused of having raped a woman in a nightclub, in Barcelona, in December 2022, shortly after defending the Brazilian team in the World Cup.
Initially, the sentence was scheduled to be read in mid-March, but the sentence was brought forward two weeks after the trial. Daniel, who has been in pre-trial detention since January last year, will remain in prison, according to information from G1. Furthermore, the player must spend nine years away from the victim.
The former Brazilian athlete was also ordered to pay compensation to the woman, in the amount of approximately 150 thousand euros, approximately R$804 thousand. Furthermore, Daniel will be responsible for covering the costs of the process. After serving his sentence, he will have supervised release for five years. The former player’s defense still has the possibility of appealing the decision.
Source: Caras
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