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Dani Alves in custody over sexual assault allegations

Updated on: 21 January,2023 12:42 PM IST  |  Barcelona
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The player was summoned to a Barcelona police station where he was “taken into custody” and will now be questioned by a judge, said a spokesperson for Catalonia’s regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra. 

Dani Alves in custody over sexual assault allegations

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Brazil defender Dani Alves was taken into custody on Friday in Spain over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December, police said. 


The player was summoned to a Barcelona police station where he was “taken into custody” and will now be questioned by a judge, said a spokesperson for Catalonia’s regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra. 


Also read: Brazilian Dani Alves to be probed for sexual assault


Spanish media said Alves arranged to be interview by police regarding the allegations through his lawyers. Catalan police received a complaint on January 2 from a woman who said Alves had touched her inappropriately, police said.

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