Dani Alves lawyers say the videos show that the player didn't take any action in proportion to 23 year old

The former player of Barcelona and Seville was arrested on January 20th and has since been in outright custody, charged with an alleged sexual attack conducted at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 30th, Periscope is forwarded.

In his appeal, Alves questions the victim's confession to Sutton's images and claims that the complainer deliberately entered the bathroom after him without letting the player pass or open the door.

El Periodico publishes parts of the appeal, in which the Barcelona newspaper has also had access.

According to Alves' attorney, statements from the complainer “are discovered as inconsistent and inaccurate” that could be due to a “Narrative relocation”.

In summary, the defence team argues that video images “radically refute the victim's version and do not show the young woman under a sense of terror, fear or domination”.

Lawyers cast doubt on the victim's version:

The programme "Ahora Sonsoles" has also had access to the complaint filed by Dani Alves' defence.

“Avocats suspect the victim's version of events and if there has been any sexual assault,” explained Sonsoles Onega in Antena 3.

In the statement, Dani Alves' protection argues that images captured by security cameras from Sutton's environments are sufficient to question statements the girl has said about football.

“The entrance to the denouncator, cousin and her friend is observed in 20 minutes, and in 20 minutes there are five people who are playful and funny talk... that is far from being the stage and context of the “environmental accident”. “, reports CHAY ahora Sonsoles] from the document written by the team of Christibal Martwell attorneys.

Alves' lawyers also argue that their client only entered the bathroom.

This is how Danny Alves goes left and walks into the bathroom door after two minutes of denouncing after talking to her two friends and a waiter at that time, goes to that door and walks in without giving Alves. Images speak for themselves”, the Alves side argues.

The document also verify Alves' initial statement, in which he denied having had a sexual meeting with the complainer at the club.

“An initial denial finds a natural and vestigial explanation in the desire to protect his wife and children from behavior that is perhaps inappropriate for a sexual relationship,” he says.

What convictions are Dani Alves subject to if convicted?

According to the victim's statement, which the investigative judge considers “strong and persistent”, the player has forced him to a bathroom located in a reserved area of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on the night of 30-31 December.

After the recent legislative modification, sentences range from four to 12 years in prison, when aggression consists of bodily access through vagina, anus, or mouth.