Spain detains Dani Alves for alleged sexual assault
The 39-year-old has been summoned to a Barcelona police station where he has been "taken into custody" and will now be questioned by a judge, a spokesman for Catalonia's regional police, the Mossos, said. Squadra.
Catalan police received a complaint on January 2 from a woman who said Alves touched her inappropriately, police said.
The alleged sexual assault took place at a popular Barcelona nightclub on the night of December 30-31, according to Spanish media.
The player was accused of putting his hands in the woman's pants, according to reports.
Alves, 39, confirmed he was at the nightclub at the time but denied any wrongdoing, telling Spanish private television Antena 3 earlier this month that he never had "never seen" the woman before.
"I was there, in that place, with more people having fun. Everyone knows that I like to dance. Having a good time but not invading other people's space, "added the former Barcelona and Juventus player.
Alves, who now plays for Mexican team Pumas UNAM, was in Barcelona on vacation after playing at the World Cup with Brazil in Qatar.
A Barcelona court said earlier this month that it had opened an investigation "into an alleged crime of sexual assault following a complaint lodged by a woman against a footballer".
>AFP
Catalan police received a complaint on January 2 from a woman who said Alves touched her inappropriately, police said.
The alleged sexual assault took place at a popular Barcelona nightclub on the night of December 30-31, according to Spanish media.
The player was accused of putting his hands in the woman's pants, according to reports.
Alves, 39, confirmed he was at the nightclub at the time but denied any wrongdoing, telling Spanish private television Antena 3 earlier this month that he never had "never seen" the woman before.
"I was there, in that place, with more people having fun. Everyone knows that I like to dance. Having a good time but not invading other people's space, "added the former Barcelona and Juventus player.
Alves, who now plays for Mexican team Pumas UNAM, was in Barcelona on vacation after playing at the World Cup with Brazil in Qatar.
A Barcelona court said earlier this month that it had opened an investigation "into an alleged crime of sexual assault following a complaint lodged by a woman against a footballer".
>AFP
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