Brazilian
footballer Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for
taking part
in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013.
An Italian
court ruled the 33-year-old and five other Brazilians assaulted the Albanian
woman, who was 22, after plying her with alcohol in a nightclub.
The
forward, who left AC Milan in 2015 after five years, was not in court but
pleaded not guilty via his lawyer.
The sentence
will be put on hold until the appeals process is completed.
Robinho,
capped 100 times by his country, spent two years at Manchester City and
currently plays for Atletico Mineiro in Brazil.
A post on
Robinho’s Instagram page said he had “already defended himself against the
accusations, affirming that he did not participate in the episode” and that
“all legal measures are being taken”.
Source: Vanguard Sports
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