Soccer star Dani Alves granted bail while appealing sexual assault conviction
A Spanish court has decided to release Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves if he pays a bail of one million euros and hands over his passports while awaiting the appeal of his conviction for sexually assulating a woman in Barcelona.
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![Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves sits during his trial in Barcelona on Feb. 5. Dani Alves goes on trial Monday a year after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub. The 40-year-old Alves is accused of sexually assaulting the woman on the night of Dec. 30, 2022. He denies any wrongdoing. A man with a tattoo on his neck sits with his eyes closed while seated in an indoor setting.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7122105.1708598317!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/spain-soccer-dani-alves-sexual-assault-trial.jpg)
A Spanish court has decided to release Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves if he pays a bail of one million euros and hands over his passports while awaiting the appeal of his conviction for sexually assulating a woman in Barcelona.