TMZ Sports · Mar 28, 2025
Ex-Soccer Star Dani Alves' Rape Conviction Overturned
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Former Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves has won an appeal of his sexual assault conviction ... with a Spanish Court overturning the ruling this week.
Alves -- who spent 14 months behind bars as part of the case -- was found guilty back in February 2024 after he was accused of raping a woman at a Spanish nightclub in December 2022 ... and was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.
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Alves denied the allegation during the trial ... claiming their interaction was consensual.
The court ruled on Friday there was insufficient evidence to deny the 41-year-old's "presumption of innocence" ... and it unanimously reversed the conviction.