Brazil’s Dani Alves indicted for sexual assault after months in Spanish jail

A Spanish decide on Wednesday formally indicted former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves, who has been jailed on remand for over six months for alleged sexual assault of a lady in a Barcelona nightclub in December.

The decide dealing with the investigation mentioned she had discovered proof of wrongdoing by the 40-year-old participant, who claims he had consensual intercourse together with his accuser. He was arrested on Jan. 20 and has been held in a jail exterior Barcelona with out bail.

In Spain, a declare of rape is investigated beneath the overall accusation of sexual assault and convictions can result in jail sentences of between 4 and 15 years.