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Friday, December 11, 2020
For gang rape
Nine years in prison for the Brazilian soccer star
Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison. An Italian court confirmed the corresponding sentence. The former star footballer is said to have been involved in a gang rape in Milan in 2013. He continues to plead his innocence and can still appeal.
An Italian court upheld a nine-year prison sentence against former Brazilian soccer player Robinho for being involved in a gang rape. The Milan appeal court upheld the verdict against the 36-year-old forward and a friend of his.
According to the court, in January 2013, when Robinho was still playing for AC Milan, he and five other men raped a 22-year-old Albanian woman in a Milan nightclub. Robinho and his friend were sentenced in absentia in November 2017. In addition to the arrest, the two men were ordered to pay their victim a total of € 60,000 in compensation.
Robinho has denied the allegations. You can now appeal against the appeal judgment within 90 days. The Brazilian returned to his home country after the incident. He had to leave his local club Santos in October under pressure from sponsors after Brazilian television station Globo Sports published excerpts from a recording made by the Italian prosecution during an interrogation of Robinho. In it, the footballer apparently says: “I laugh because I don’t care. The woman was totally drunk. She doesn’t even know what happened.”
Besides AC Milan, Robinho also played for top clubs Real Madrid and Manchester City. In his 100 games with the Brazilian team, he scored 28 goals. He is no longer a member of the team.
