Dani Alves' ex-wife defiantly in a selfie posted by MINS after the star was found guilty
DANI Alves' estranged wife Joana Sanz posted a beaming selfie just minutes after the former footballer was found guilty of rape.
The Spanish model seemed unfazed in the get it she uploaded to her Instagram Story — just minutes after her ex-husband's verdict was announced.
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Sanz, who is in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria for an advertising shoot, said El Español, posted a series of photos on Instagram.
In one, she shared a photo of herself holding a cup of coffee while surrounded by makeup tools.
The model testified in court earlier this month that her ex-husband “smelled of alcohol” and “he bumped into several pieces of furniture and fell on the bed” when he arrived home on the night of December 30.
This morning the ex-Barcelona star, 40, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for raping a woman in the toilets of Barcelona's Sutton nightclub.
He was also ordered to pay the victim £130,000 (150,000 euros) and to stay away from her for nine and a half years.
The court said in a statement: “The verdict considers that it has been proven that the victim did not consent and that there is evidence in addition to the plaintiff's testimony to consider the rape as proven.”
Public prosecutors asked for nine years, while lawyers representing Alves' accuser asked for 12 years.
Alves, who had been in pre-trial detention since his arrest last year, was then returned to Brian's second prison.
Outside court, Alves' lawyer Inés Guardiola said they planned to appeal the sentence.
She told reporters: “Four and a half years is much better than the nine and 12 years the accusation called for, but we are appealing because I still believe in Mr Alves' innocence.
“We are going judgement the verdict, but I can tell you that we will appeal.
'We continue to believe in Mr. Alves' innocence. He already knows the verdict and is whole.
“We will defend his innocence to the end.”
Alves had appeared before court two weeks ago and denied the allegations, insisting the meeting was consensual.
He denied any wrongdoing and told his lawyer he is “not that type of guy.”
During the three-day trial at the Audiencia provincial court in Barcelona, the victim, witnesses and experts testified.
His accuser told the prosecutor that she willingly went to the bathroom with him, but he forced her to stay after she tried to leave.
During the first day of the footballer's trial, a friend and cousin of his accuser claimed he had also groped them in the VIP area.
The two women claim he then invited their friend, the alleged rape victim, to follow him through a separate door after he flirted with her.
The father-of-two has made repeated bail applications but these have all been rejected, with judges saying his alleged victim's version of events was coherent and pointing out that Alves had changed his story several times as evidence authorities against him have emerged came.
He was fired by Mexican party UNAM Pumas following his arrest after flying back to Barcelona to attend his mother-in-law's funeral.
In addition to two spells at Barcelona, Alves played for Sevilla, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo.
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