The former footballer has been ordered to go to jail after being put under trial in his native Brazil.
A Brazilian court has decided to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction and has handed a nine-year prison sentence to former Real Madrid and Manchester City star, Robinho.
The former AC Milan attacker, along with five other Brazilians, were found guilty of gang raping a 22-year-old Albanian woman in 2013 after plying her with alcohol. He was playing for the 7-time European champions at the time of the crime.
The decision by Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (BSCJ) on Wednesday was made with a 9-2 vote to uphold the Italian court’s ruling.
The conviction was confirmed by an appeals court back in 2020 and validated by Italy’s supreme court in 2022. Robinho denies the charges and told a Brazilian network on Sunday that he was “unfairly convicted in Italy for something that did not occur” and called the sex “consensual”.
Robinho, whose full name is Robson De Souza, has been living in Brazil for the past 7 years andcould have faced arrest if he had travelled outside of Brazil. His native country does not extradite its nationals, which is why the player has been allowed to walk free for so long. Now retired, Robinho signed for Santos in 2020, and played a grand total of 0 games before leaving the game for good.
Judges in Brasilia ruled on Wednesday that the 40-year-old, who played 41 times for City between 2008 and 2010, should serve his sentence in Brazil following a request from Italy.
Brazilian media outlet Globo says that Robinho will now be arrested in Santos, where he currently resides.
Judge Francisco Falco said “there’s no obstacle to validate the execution of his sentence. It was confirmed by a court in Milan, which
Read on m.allfootballapp.com