The Catalan High Court has overturned Dani Alves' conviction for sexual assault, citing significant flaws in the original verdict and the reliability of the complainant's testimony. Alves, sentenced to four years for an incident at a Barcelona nightclub, is now acquitted with all precautionary measures lifted. The court's decision underscores that justice requires a reinforced standard of evidence, distinguishing between the credibility of a complainant and the reliability of their account. Alves' lawyer praised the ruling as a correction of a miscarriage of justice.
The Appeals Section of the Catalan High Court has unanimously overturned the conviction of former FC Barcelona soccer player Dani Alves for sexual assault due to evidentiary insufficiencies.
The court found significant deficits in the reliability of the complainant's testimony leading to an acquittal, emphasizing that the presumption of innocence had not been overcome.
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