“The hospital put her on full treatment to avoid any infectious disease because no condoms were used. She also received pharmacological anxiolytic treatment to help her sleep, but she told me she couldn’t do that since she testified “.
The girl is afraid that her identity will be revealed
The lawyer for Dani Alves‘ alleged sexual assault victim, Ester García López, has not hesitated to attack the player, pointing out that the former Barcelona player was not protected during the sexual assault and that, in addition to psychological support, her client had to receive treatment to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. The girl is afraid that her identity will be revealed. “She receives psychological support through a public education specializing in the treatment of victims of violence,” Lopez said. “The hospital put her on full treatment to avoid any infectious disease because no condoms were used. She also received pharmacological anxiolytic treatment to help her sleep, but she told me she couldn’t do that since she testified “.
The victim got out of the nightclub in an ambulance and went straight to the Central Sexual Assault Unit
Moreover, she says that their client did not drink alcohol that night. “She gave a concise statement without any contradictions. Many women have post-traumatic stress disorder and forget the details, remember later, and this does not deprive the truth,” she added. “But in her case, it didn’t happen; she remembered everything from beginning to end. This, together with the possibility that Mr Alves‘ escape, who has a good economic status and dual citizenship, could escape, were the determining factors for his arrest. Fortunately, she got out of the nightclub in an ambulance and went straight to the Central Sexual Assault Unit. So, unlike most victims of sexual assault who wash their underwear out of disgust, she didn’t have time to think about it; she was quickly noticed while the evidence stayed there.”
Cristobal Martell is a prestigious criminal defence lawyer in charge of Dani Alves‘ defence in a case opened in the courts of Barcelona, together with the lawyer Miraida Puente Wilson. She runs a law firm specializing in criminal law, chosen by Alves himself. Martell is one of Barcelona’s most respected lawyers and is also a lawyer for the former President of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol and Lionel Messi.
The Brazilian is still being held without bail in the Brians 2 Prison
Dani Alves, who was arrested on January 20 after being charged with an alleged sexual assault at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 30, is still being held without bail in the Brians 2 Prison. His lawyer, Cristobal Martell, has until January 31 to appeal the request for the temporary release of the former Barcelona right-back. Mayka Navarro reported that Alves spent 16 minutes in the bathroom with the alleged victim, also claiming that it was the nightclub bouncer who activated the protocol against male violence. “I asked her, but what happened to you? Tell me what happened to you! You need to calm down,” the bouncer told the police. “But she was very depressed.”
The penalty is between four and 12 years in prison
According to reports, the woman claimed that it was Alves who “made her sit on him, threw her to the floor, forced her to perform oral sex, which she actively resisted, slapped her in the face, lifted her from the floor and penetrated her until he ejaculated.” The woman was taken to a hospital clinic in Barcelona, where she was examined for evidence of sexual intercourse. Reports also revealed that before leaving and after the alleged sexual assault, Alves asked the latter for a drink at the bar. In the meantime, La Vanguardia indicated that Alves left the nightclub walkways with a woman who was crying and whom he was ignoring. According to the statement of the victim, which the investigating judge considers “forceful and persistent”, Alves, on the night of December 30-31, forced her into a bathroom located in the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona.
After the last change in the law, the new law mandates that the penalty is between four and 12 years in prison when the assault includes intercourse vaginally, anally or orally.