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Catalonian cops arrest Dani Alves over alleged sexual assault

Former Brazil defender accused of incident at Barcelona nightclub in Dec, say regional police

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 20 Jan 2023 6:51PM

Catalonian cops arrest Dani Alves over alleged sexual assault
Catalonia’s regional police force says former Brazil defender Dani Alves will be questioned by a judge over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December. – AFP pic, January 20, 2023

BARCELONA – Former Brazil defender Dani Alves was taken into custody today in Spain over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December, police said.

The 39-year-old player was summoned to a Barcelona police station where he was “taken into custody” and will now be questioned by a judge, said a spokesman for Catalonia’s regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra. – AFP, January 20, 2023

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