Ex-wife says she did not question Daniel Alves about versions

Dinorah Santana, Daniel Alves’ first wife, his agent and business partner and mother of his two children, visited the 39-year-old again at Brians 2 prison in Barcelona. Upon leaving jail, she was questioned by journalists about the different versions that the player, pre-trial detained for alleged sexual assault against a 23-year-old woman, gave to Justice.

“I didn’t ask him about the versions because we know that he is innocent. There is no doubt about that. Both his children and I believe in his innocence”, said Dinorah, repeating what he had already commented on past visits.

Daniel Alves’ ex-wife said that the player is “strong” and “holding up well” to the period of seclusion. He has been trapped in a tiny room since January 20th. Dinorah said that the reason for the visit was her children’s school life, also revealing that the boys have been experiencing difficult times with their father’s absence.

“Dani Alves has a family and often not everything that is said is true. This is something that weighs heavily on children’s lives,” he said. “I’m a mother, and when the child suffers, the mother suffers too. I know that everything will be fine, for sure”, said Dinorah. The player had a request for release denied by Justice.

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 39-year-old athlete, without the right to bail, and the holder of the Pre-trial Court 15 of Barcelona accepted the request, ordering the detention.

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, would have locked, assaulted and raped the whistleblower in a bathroom in the VIP area of ​​the nightclub, according to the newspaper El Periódico. She looked for her friends and security at the club after the incident.

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.

In the statement, however, according to the media in Spain, the athlete stated that he had been with the woman, but without sexual intercourse. He later admitted to having sex, but claimed the relationship was consensual. According to Cadena SER radio, images from the internal surveillance of the place confirm that Daniel Alves spent 15 minutes with the woman in the bathroom. Collected material found traces of semen both internally and on the whistleblower’s dress.

On February 14, the Court of Barcelona rejected the player’s request for provisional release citing the risk of fleeing to Brazil because of his economic capacity. Pumas, from Mexico, announced that Daniel Alves’ employment contract with the club was terminated for just cause.