Nine years of imprisonment for former Milan striker Robinho - pseudonym of Robson de Souza Santos - a former Brazilian footballer who was referred to at the time by Pele as his "heir".
The verdict of the Court of Cassation finalizes the conviction for group rape, issued by the Milan Court of Appeal in 2019. The supreme court confirmed the second degree sentence also for the other accused, Ricardo Falco, a friend of the football player.
"The problem now becomes also political in nature - the comment of the lawyer Jacopo Gnocchi, lawyer of the civil party - given that both convicts are in Brazil".
According to the investigations, the violence was committed by the former Rossoneri footballer with 5 other people, of which
four are untraceable
.
Group rape
According to the investigations, on February 22, 9 years ago, the former football player, while he was with his wife, met the victim, a 23-year-old, in a nightclub in the Milanese nightlife.
The young woman was celebrating her birthday in the club.
After taking his wife home, Robinho returned to the place and together with other friends he committed group violence: after making
the victim drink until she was unconscious
, the pack raped her in the closet of the club.
"Unjust judicial epilogue"
"We are waiting to read the reasons: I find this judicial epilogue seriously unfair. '' The comment of the lawyer Franco Moretti, defender of Robinho.