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Dani Alves Detained in Barcelona on Sexual Abuse Charges, per Report

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Editor’s note: This story contains alleged accounts of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.

Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves was arrested in Barcelona on Friday and is being held on sexual abuse charges after a woman said that Alves sexually assaulted her at a nightclub last month, according to ESPN.

Alves was taken into custody and transferred to a court in Barcelona after he returned to Spain from Mexico this week to give a statement to local police.