Brazil Striker Robinho Sentenced to 9Years In Prison
Robinho, 33, who currently performs with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded no longer responsible via his lawyer and in no way seemed at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.
An Italian courtroom sentenced former AC Milan and Brazil forward Robinho in absentia to 9 years in jail on Thursday after convicting him of taking component in a gang rape of an Albanian lady in 2013.
A Milan courtroom ruled that Robinho and five other Brazilians assaulted the girl, who was 22 on the time, after plying her with alcohol in a discotheque. The whereabouts of Robinho’s 5 partners is not recognized, so their trial has been placed on hold.
Robinho, 33, who currently performs with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded now not guilty thru his legal professional and never regarded at any of the courtroom hearings in northern Italy.
“We would like to clarify that he has already defended himself in opposition to the accusations, putting forward that he did not take part inside the episode,” stated a statement published on Robinho’s Instagram feed.
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“All criminal measures are being taken.”
Robinho has a right to 2 appeals and Italy could only are trying to find extradition as soon as this criminal procedure is exhausted, a prison supply said. However, Brazil does now not permit for the extradition of its own residents, which means he might only danger arrest and deportation if he changed into stopped in a 3rd united states.
The Milan courtroom ordered the sufferer get hold of 60,000 euros (USD 71,000) as reimbursement for her suffering.
Robinho has won a hundred caps for Brazil, scoring 28 goals.
He started out his career at Santos, wherein he starred in a facet that received the league in 2002 and 2004.
His spectacular performances gained him a flow to Real Madrid in 2005 but he stayed best 3 years on the Spanish giants earlier than spending nearly a decade bouncing among clubs in England, Italy, China and Brazil.
Source SPORT NDTV