The victim of the alleged rape of Dani Alves will file a lawsuit in the courts of Barcelona for the dissemination of her personal data on social networks. In recent days, people close to the former FC Barcelona footballer (including his mother) have published a video montage intended to cast doubt on the veracity of the allegations made by the victim who was allegedly sexually assaulted in the toilets of a private room. from the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona. The montage shows videos from the young woman's social networks with her full name and age.
The young woman's lawyer, Ester García, is currently finalizing a lawsuit against all the people who published the video, as she believes that the distribution of the images violates the woman's privacy and may constitute other crimes. The lawyer also points out that the publication of the images resulted in threats against the young woman's life on the same social network. Sources from Alves' defense expressed surprise at the leak of the videos. In crimes against sexual freedom, protecting the victim's identity is one of the cornerstones of criminal proceedings.
The video, which lasts about a minute, was shared by, among others, María Lucía Alves, the Brazilian footballer's mother, who is demanding “justice” for her son. The montage attempts to achieve the personal discrediting of the victim. Among other things, it shows pictures of the girl attending parties with friends months after the events. The production, whose authorship is currently unknown, suggests that participation in these celebrations is incompatible with the physical and psychological consequences that Sutton's aggression has left on him.
Alves, 11 months in prison
The public dissemination of the victim's data comes with just one month until Alves' sexual assault trial begins on February 5. The footballer has been in temporary prison for 11 months and all his attempts to get out of prison have been unsuccessful: both the prosecutor's office and the judges have confirmed the victim's story and see clear signs of a crime.
The complaint from the lawyer of Alves' alleged victim has similarities with that of the victim of the so-called Manada, the group that collectively raped a young woman during the San Fermín celebrations in 2016. The court then decided on three years in prison. 3,000 euros in fine and 15,000 euros in compensation to the director of the digital newspaper La Tribuna de Cartagena, Josele Sánchez, who published an opinion article in this medium in May 2018 in which he disclosed his personal data including his first and last name, his ID card and his address revealed. and place of study. The judge also saw it as proven that after the publication of this data, the woman received “numerous anonymous messages via the Internet, insults, threats, photomontages”, which significantly affected her psychological situation and led to a “generalization” of fear the possibility of being recognized.” Various internet forums also published their data.