Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves to face trial on sexual assault charge in Spain
FILE - Brazil's Dani Alves listens to a question during a press conference on the eve of the group G of World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Cameroon in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 1, 2022. Alves will face trial for allegedly having sexually assaulted a woman in a night club last year, a Spanish judge ordered Tuesday Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andre Penner]
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has decided that Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves will face trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a night club last year. The Barcelona-based court says a date for the hearings has yet to be set. The 40-year-old Alves has been in pre-trial jail since January when he was arrested for allegedly assaulting the woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30. He was indicted by an investigative judge in August. The former Barcelona defender has denied any wrongdoing.
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