Dani Alves wants a second chance with his wife
On March 21, the Spanish TV show Y Ahora Sonsoles posted the content of Alves' handwritten letter to his wife. "Dear Joana, we have had nearly eight years of loving, cherishing, respecting and caring for each other," the letter began. "Through the years with you, everything seems easier and more comfortable. You and the children, Dani Filho and Victoria, are the best thing that has happened in my life."
Alves and Joana have been dating since 2015 and then held a wedding ceremony in Ibiza, Spain on July 8, 2017. Before marrying Joana, the former Barca and Juventus defender had two children with his first wife. "We grew together from the first day we met, from the first minute we started our lives. Together we went through all these years, building and supporting each other's lives," Alves wrote about their time together. second wife.
On March 15, Joana posted a handwritten letter on Instagram announcing the termination of her relationship with Alves. The Spanish model said she has had "terrible months" since Alves was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman at a nightclub in Barcelona.
Alves said he understands the pain Joana is going through. "Now, in these difficult moments, I regret your decision and I hope life gives us another chance to love you again," the 39-year-old defender continued. "I understand the pain that the unfair circumstances we live in, and I understand you can't stand all the pressure. But the truth of my being accused is foreign and contrary to our values. the direction of his life, which is love, respect and effort."
Admits cheating on his wife, but the former Barca and PSG defender insists he is innocent of the sexual assault allegations. "I will fight to the end with the unconditional love of my children, parents, and those who continue to be by my side, to prove my innocence to the world soon," Alves assured.
Spanish TV show Y Ahora Sonsoles further revealed that prior to their publication, Joana "didn't know Alves' letter existed". The 29-year-old model has so far not made any move on social media or spoke up after Alves' letter was made public in the media.
Dana Dinorah, who was married to Alves from 2008-2011, defended her ex-husband by insisting the Brazilian defender would never sexually assault her. In early March, she visited Alves at Brians 2 prison to talk about her children. "Alves has a family, and sometimes not everything people say is true. This is what weighs heavily on children's lives. I am a mother, when children suffer, the mother suffers too. But this is just a bad time and Alves will prove his innocence, and for sure everything will be fine," Dinorah told the Catalan daily El Periodico.
Previously, when appearing on Telecinco's El Programa de Ana Rosa at the end of February, Dinorah also affirmed Alves' innocence and was surprised that her ex-husband had to go to jail. She said: "There are convicted rapists on the street. Alves is not a rapist, why is he in prison?"
After his arrest, Alves gave five different statements about the incident. At first, Alves insisted he did not know the victim, then said that he had seen this woman but nothing happened. Then, the former Barca and PSG defender changed again when she affirmed that she took the initiative to move towards him. In early February, Alves admitted for the first time that he had sex with the 23-year-old girl. A few weeks later, he accused a 23-year-old woman of sexual assault in the bathroom of a nightclub and has not been honest about the incident since being arrested because he wanted to protect her.
In addition to Alves being a star who played for Sevilla and Barca, the case has attracted considerable attention in Spain because sexual assault has remained a prominent political topic since the gang rape of a teenager. 2016 during the San Fermin bull run, which led to the tightening of sexual violence laws in the country.
In Spain, a rape investigated under the general allegation of sexual assault and convicted can carry a prison sentence of four to 15 years. Conviction of such a crime also paves the way for the victim to receive financial compensation to compensate for the physical, physiological and moral harm.
According to the victim's testimony, although she tried to resist, she was still forced to have sex by Alves in the toilet of the VIP area at the Sutton nightclub, Barcelona on the evening of December 30. She was then taken to the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, where the person was examined for traces of biological evidence.
