Dani Alves, the former Barcelona great, has been temporarily released from prison after allegedly posting one million euro bail.

Dani Alves was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison for sexual violence

Dani Alves, who was accused of raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022, has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for sexual assault.

The trial of the ex-Barcelona footballer ended on February 7 after three long days of hearings, and the judges’ decision came 15 days later.

Dani Alves has been in pre-trial detention since January 20, 2023 after being accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on the night of December 30-31, 2022.

At the time, he was on vacation for a few days in Barcelona after participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with Brazil.

He agreed to post bail of one million euros and was released on Monday.

Among the conditions of Alves’ release is the relinquishment of his Brazilian and Spanish passports so that he cannot leave Spain, as well as the obligation to appear in court every week, Reuters writes.

The court also imposed a restraining order, prohibiting Alves from approaching the victim within a kilometer.

The decision, which was not unanimous due to one of the judges voting against it, can still be appealed.

Dani Alves is one of the most successful footballers in history. He won 23 trophies with FC Barcelona, ​​where he played from 2008 to 2016.

During his career, the Brazilian also played for “Seville”, “Juventus”, “PSG” and “Sao Paulo”, and at the time of his arrest he was under contract with the Mexican team “Pumas UNAM”, which released him immediately after the allegations of his address