Daniel Alves confirms that he lied to the Justice, but denies rape

Investigated for rape and sexual violence, Daniel Alves had excerpts of his testimony to the Barcelona Investigating Court revealed this week. In his statements, the player again defended that there was sexual intercourse with the consent of the alleged victim, confirmed that he lied in his testimony and stated that, during the period they remained in the bathroom of the Sutton nightclub, he asked her “twice if she was enjoying it”. .

The audios were released by the program “Código 10”, on TV Cuatro, in Spain. In them, the player defends himself against the accusation of rape, which would have occurred on December 30, in Barcelona, ​​and claims that “nothing that the two did not want” happened.

“Nothing happened that we didn’t want, I always treated her with great respect. I asked twice if she was enjoying it and she told me yes. That’s when she turned her back to me and joined our genitals in penetration”, said the player, in deposition. “At the end, I lifted her up, she was on top of me, and I ejaculated outside her organ. Neither in the bathroom nor in the cabin did she tell me to stop any action.”

In the first statements by Daniel Alves to Justice, the player even denied that there was any sexual relationship with the victim. On the other hand, in the new statements, he revealed that he lied to protect his marriage to Joana Sanz, since the sexual relationship on happened during marriage.

“I cannot ratify my first statement. That day I had an obsession, which was to protect my marriage, to protect the woman I love,” he said.

UNDERSTAND THE DANIEL ALVES CASE

Daniel Alves had his arrest decreed on January 20. He was arrested while giving testimony about the case of sexual assault against a woman in the early hours of December 30. The Public Prosecutor’s Office requested the preventive detention of the 40-year-old athlete, without the right to bail, and the holder of the Investigative Court 15 of Barcelona accepted the request, ordering the detention. Pumas, from Mexico, terminated the contract with the player on the same day, claiming “just cause”.

The accusation refers to an episode that allegedly took place at the Sutton nightclub, in Barcelona, ​​Spain. The athlete, who defended the Brazilian team at the World Cup in Qatar, allegedly locked, assaulted and raped the whistleblower in a bathroom in the VIP area of ​​the nightclub. The complainant looked for her friends and security guards at the club after the incident. Collected material found traces of semen, both internally and on the whistleblower’s dress.

The security team at the nightclub called the Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra), who took a statement from the victim. A camera worn on a police officer’s uniform accidentally recorded the victim’s first version of the case, corroborating what she said in the official statement. The woman also underwent a medical examination at a hospital. Daniel Alves left the scene before the police arrived.

According to the Spanish press, the contradiction in the right-back’s testimony was decisive for the country’s Public Ministry to ask for arrest and the judge to accept. In early January, the player gave an interview to the program “Y Ahora Sonsoles”, on Antena 3, in which he confirmed that he was in the same nightclub as the woman who accuses him, but denied having touched the complainant without her consent and said that neither knew her.