Dani Alves was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and released on bail. But a new escapade by the Brazilian causes a scandal.
Former Brazilian star Dani Alves was released from prison on Monday afternoon after being granted bail of one million euros, allowing him to walk out of prison 14 months after surrendering to authorities. Alves was convicted of rape, but the case is under appeal.
Alves, 40, left the prison on Monday and declined to comment, but went straight to his home in Esplugues de Llobregat, where Sport says he has not left the property since. His Spanish and Brazilian passports were withdrawn to reduce the risk of flight.
Hooded individuals
On Tuesday evening, however, he saw two friends who arrived at the house wearing balaclavas and were spotted by the paparazzi. These same friends stayed in the house and music was heard until 5 a.m. that night. Alves' father was celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Barcelona and continued the festivities at the former Sevilla and Barcelona player's house.
Alves was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for rape and ordered to pay 150,000 euros in damages to the victim. The prosecution and the victim appealed the sentence to obtain a longer sentence, while the defense appealed to try to exonerate Alves.
