DANI Alves is going through spending years behind bars after his attraction for bail was rejected.
The Brazil star, 39, is being held in a jail close to Barcelona, a month after his arrest over an alleged intercourse assault on the metropolis's Sutton venue within the early hours of December 31.
A Spanish courtroom denied his attraction to be freed on bail whereas the investigation continues, ruling he was a flight threat and should stay in jail.
Court docket officers have confirmed Alves is beneath investigation on suspicion of sexually assaulting a girl, however haven't confirmed the precise nature of the allegations towards him.
Investigations of this sort can take months and even years in some instances to finish, whereas these beneath formal investigation could be held in jail with out cost for as much as 4 years in Spain, though the conventional restrict is 2 years.
The previous Barcelona defender was arrested final month after a 23-year-old lady recognized him as her attacker to police.
His arrest got here as a second blow for his heartbroken spouse Joana Sanz simply days after her mum died from most cancers,
Alves initially denied any contact together with his accuser, however in a courtroom listening to, he modified his story and claimed they'd consensual intercourse.
He denies wrongdoing and stays in custody.
A decide ordered him to be jailed with out bail after analysing the preliminary probe by authorities and listening to testimony from Alves, the alleged sufferer and witnesses.
"Daniel Alves stays as harmless as he was earlier than this ruling," his protection staff mentioned in a press release.
"His need to go away Spain and elude the method didn't, and doesn't, exist."
Alves legal professionals filed the attraction saying the Brazilian agreed to show in his passport and put on a monitoring gadget if he was freed.
Alves would additionally report back to the courtroom and to authorities as usually as required, together with day by day, and wouldn't go inside 500 meters (yards) of the accuser or her dwelling or office.
However the courtroom dominated that these measures wouldn't be sufficient to maintain the participant from doubtlessly attempting to flee contemplating he faces a number of years in jail if discovered responsible.
It additionally mentioned there was appreciable proof that a crime might need been dedicated, and that Alves' wealth might make it simpler for him to attempt to flee whatever the quantity of bail.
"Nothing would cease Mr. Alves from leaving Spain by air, sea and even land with out documentation and reaching his nation of origin, the place he might keep realizing that he wouldn't be delivered to Spain regardless of worldwide arrest warrants or extradition orders," the courtroom mentioned.
CCTV footage printed by Spanish media was mentioned to point out him and the alleged sufferer in a VIP space after which going to the bathroom for 47 seconds.
The girl mentioned that after the alleged assault she was too scared to go away the bathroom for a number of minutes.
The soccer ace reportedly made his debut for a jail soccer staff earlier this month.
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