Last Saturday, January 21, after being arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra and then transferred to the investigative court 15, Daniel Alves He spent his first night in prison after being accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman on December 30, 2022. Although some people might think that fame and a millionaire would get him preferential treatment, the former Juventus player received Attention very similar to that of other defendants.
“Nothing out of the ordinary was done, nor was he treated any differently than the other three men who were also taken to the same prison on Friday night,” reported La Vanguardia newspaper. This is in reference to the fact that the Brazilian went through the same procedure as any hospitalization: medical examinations, fingerprints and photos.
Likewise, the Spanish media pointed out that the athlete was “Emotionally touched” and that he ate very little. “The doctor offered him a sleeping pill and he didn’t want it. The officers offered to make the call that was due to him, but he couldn’t because he didn’t remember the number. He hardly ate. A bit of fruit, nothing more,” they say.
Dani Alves had his second spell at Barcelona until June 2022. Photo: Composition LR/AFP/Guillem Ramos-Salvat
Finally, the Catalan newspaper commented that Alves’ attitude had not caught the attention of prison officials. “hardly talksbut what he says is done with respect, in a low voice. He didn’t ask for anything. You didn’t ask for anything. And he has not expressed any emotion that would have caught the attention of the officers who met him in those first hours,” he concluded.
Plaintiff waives compensation
According to the newspaper El País, the applicant refused to be compensated by Dani Alves because she pointed out that her only aim was to obtain justice and pay with prison for what she had done to her.
auxiliary channels
If you know someone who has been affected by or has been involved in domestic or sexual violence, contact the Department of Women and Vulnerable Populations toll-free line 100, who has a team dedicated to “providing information, counseling and emotional support.” is specialized.
In addition, line 100 is authorized to forward the most serious cases of family or sexual violence to the women’s emergency call centers or the emergency service. This service is open 24 hours a day, all year round (including public holidays).