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The incident was more than eight years ago.

The consequences are only now becoming clear: Brazilian superstar Robinho faces nine years imprisonment for gang rape.

The sentence had already been imposed in 2017 and was confirmed in the second instance at the end of last year.

The judgment of the Milan court, however, has only now been released and excerpts have been published by “Globo”.

It contains shocking details that leave little doubt as to the guilt of the now 37-year-old.

Accordingly, the then professional of AC Milan and five other men had sexually abused a 23-year-old Albanian in a nightclub in Milan in January 2013.

According to the court ruling, the perpetrators expressed "a special contempt for the victim who was brutally humiliated".

In addition, the court writes that there was an attempt "to falsify the investigation by the parties involved reporting a false and previously agreed version of the facts".

Serious allegations that prove to be true: Robinho will have to go to prison for several years

Source: pa / AA / Ahmet Bolat

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An allegation that resulted from the evaluation of messages and voice recordings of the defendants.

In one of the messages Robinho replied when he was made aware of the investigation by a friend: "I laugh because I don't care, the woman was completely drunk, she doesn't even know what happened." Accordingly, the woman was defenseless when she was raped by the accused.

Robinho only regrets adultery

The Brazilian, who also played for Real Madrid and Manchester City in his career, vehemently denies the allegations.

His lawyers rejected the evidence from the news and voice recordings because the judiciary "had not correctly translated it into Italian".

In Europe, Robinho played for Erdogan's club Medipol Basaksehir in Turkey until 2020

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Robinho's defense also claimed at the trial that there was consensus with the woman over the sexual act.

In the 2014 testimony, the player admitted that oral sex occurred but, according to his account, with the girl's consent and without the involvement of anyone else.

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In an interview with the Internet portal “UOL”, the Brazilian denied the allegations again, saying that his only regret was that he had cheated on his wife.

The judges, however, did not believe him.

Asking for forgiveness: Robinho and his wife Vivian Guglielmetti

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Robinho now has one last chance to avoid prison sentence.

His lawyers have six weeks to appeal to the Court of Cassation in a third instance.

According to the clear judgments, however, the chances of success are low.

In the event of a final judgment, there remains the question of where he will serve his nine-year prison sentence.

Robinho is in Brazil, where he last played for his home club Santos FC.

However, his contract was suspended ahead of the appeal hearing after sponsors put massive pressure on the club.

The club's president, Orlando Rollo, had previously confirmed that the player would be fired should the decision be confirmed.

But he would probably not have to leave his home country even in the event of a conviction.

According to media reports, Brazil does not want to extradite him to Italy.