The victim of Dani Alves refuses to be examined by a psychologist hired by the footballer’s defense

The young woman who condemned the football player Daniel Alves because of the rape in the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona last December, she appealed to the investigating judge in which she refuses to be examined by a private psychologist proposed by the football player’s defense in order to determine whether her story and symptoms are compatible with a sexual attack.

As legal sources reported to EFE, the victim’s lawyer, Ester García, submitted to appeal against the decision of the investigating judge to give the green light to the expert from the party proposed by the defense, given that the coroner’s investigation is sufficient. The prosecution also appealed the decision of the president of the Court of First Instance number 15 in Barcelona, ​​who, as requested by Alves’ defense, led by lawyer Cristóbal Martell, agreed to have the young woman examined by an independent forensic expert Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (IMLC) and a psychologist who was hired by Alves.

A psychological examination of the victim, a key test in sexual assault cases to determine whether what the victim reports and the symptoms she exhibits are compatible with having suffered a rape, has been suspended for now, pending a judge’s decision on the resources presented.

The defense of the former FC Barcelona player, who intends to delve into his thesis that victim’s complaint suffers from “narrative distortion”, he not only asked the court for an expert opinion, but also for the psychological examination of the young woman to be videotaped. Both the prosecutor’s office and the private prosecution conducted by the complainant They objected to the recording of the psychological examinationwhich they consider unusual in the criminal sphere, and was eventually rejected by the investigating judge, which led to an appeal by the defense.

The investigation of the case for the alleged sexual assault that took place in a private room of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 30 thus remains pending for the justice to resolve the debate on expertise, although the investigations have already been carried out the main procedure, such as witness statements and analysis of biological evidence.

The defense of Dani Alves could request the temporary release of the football player again at any time -who has already been in preventive detention for two months-, although he has not done so at the moment. And that is that no new element emerged from the investigation of the case on which to base his request for release. On the contrary, one of the main arguments relied on by the defense to justify that the Brazilian athlete is not a flight risk may have lost its strength: the roots he has due to being registered in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona) and being married to a Spanish A week ago, however, his wife, the model Joana Sanz, announced via social networks that she intends to divorce the football player with whom she has been married for eight years.

Facts under investigation

The complainant claims that she was the victim of rape by a football player. The description of the event says that the 23-year-old girl arrived at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona at two in the morning on December 30, accompanied by relatives and friends, after being given free tickets elsewhere. for this room. When they arrived, they barely spent a few minutes on the dance floor, because some Mexican friends invited them to the VIP area. In a private room, Dani Alves enrolled the girls and took the stage.

According to the victim, the player forced her to give him fellatio, and he, after violently refusing, allegedly slapped her. The young complainant assures that Alves finally penetrated her against her will. Footage from local cameras shows that the player and the girl were in the bathroom for 17 minutes.

Versions of Alves

During all this time, the Brazilian player presented several versions of what happened that evening. In his first version, he said that he did not know the victim, after bumping into her in a local toilet, and later that there were relationships, but consensual ones, and that she was the one who gave him fellatio. DNA tests showed the latter, since traces of the footballer’s sperm appeared in the girl’s vagina. It was confirmed that there was penetration, claims the victim, who claims she was raped.

However, Alves changed his mind again and would state in front of the judge that it was the girl who started the relationship in a local bathroom. He would also point out that he didn’t want to and that he has been maintaining a different version until now to protect it.