On site, this case is sometimes compared to that of “the Pack”, named after the five Pamplona firefighters who collectively raped an 18-year-old girl in July 2016 during local festivals.
Found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison, these men hit the headlines at the height of the MeToo movement.
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As his trial opens this Monday, February 5 in Barcelona, will Dani Alves experience the same verdict?
The media hype is in any case similar.
A young woman accuses him of having sexually assaulted her on the night of December 30 to 31, 2022 in an ultra-upscale nightclub in the Catalan city, which he categorically denies.
Then aged 23, the complainant claims to have been confined in a toilet located at the back of the VIP area reserved by the star.
The latter allegedly slapped her then imposed oral and vaginal penetration without her consent.
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