Former soccer star Robinho is one step closer to serving a nine-year prison sentence in Brazil for rape in Italy in 2017. In November 2022, Italian authorities asked Brazilian authorities to put Robinho in prison. in his home country, after his extradition was rejected on legal grounds.

The Italian Ministry of Justice requested Robinho’s extradition from Brazil to Italy after being sentenced to 9 years in prison for rape. Nine months earlier, the Court of Cassation in Rome rejected the appeal of Robinho and his friend Ricardo Falco. Both were convicted in connection with the 2013 incident.

They were convicted under article “609” of the Italian Penal Code, which is defined as the participation of two or more people to commit an act of sexual violence, forcing the victim to have sex against their will. their. Robinho was convicted of rape in 2017 and sentenced to nine years in prison, but the appeal process between him and the Italian court has continued in the years since.

Robinho has repeatedly denied accusations that he participated in the gang rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman at the Sio Cafe nightclub in Milan in January 2013. January’s decision from the court in Rome is final with no room for further appeals with deadlines starting immediately.

In February, the Italian justice system requested the extradition of both Robinho and Falco from Brazil and that has now been officially sent. But the Brazilian constitution vetoes the extradition of Brazilian citizens, but arrest could be made if Robinho decides to leave the country.

Robinho was on Milan’s payroll at the time of the incident and he was convicted. The verdict was that he and five other Brazilian men raped the woman after plying her with alcohol at a nightclub in the Italian city.

In 2017, the court ordered the perpetrators to pay victims 60,000 euros in compensation to ease their pain. Robinho played for Milan from 2010-2015 and continued his career until 2020 – three years after he was first convicted, pending the further appeal process, which has now ended.

This Brazilian player also played for Guangzhou Evergrande Club in 2015 before spending 2 years playing for Atletico Mineiro. After that, Robinho played 4 years in Türkiye for clubs Sivasspor and Istanbul Basaksehir before returning to Brazil in 2020 to sign a contract with Santos.

But less than a week later, the contract was canceled because Robinho was in the process of appealing. This decision was made after main sponsor Orthopride cut ties with the club to protest this agreement for rape. Robinho’s sex in Italy.

Speaking after Santos’ announcement, the striker took to Instagram to admit: “Guys, this is Robinho. Of course, with a lot of sadness in my heart, I am here to tell you that I have made the decision to cancel my contract with the club at this difficult time in my life. After that, Robinho retired from football.

A few months ago, a supreme court in Brazil will continue to hear the case against former soccer star Robinho, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Europe for rape. Brazil’s Court of Justice has set August 2, 2023 to decide whether the Italian side must translate Robinho’s entire case into Portuguese and then send it to Brazilian authorities for further analysis.

Italy’s Supreme Court upheld Robinho’s conviction in 2022, after which Italian prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant. Currently, Robinho lives in Santos, a suburb of Sao Paulo. He surrendered his passport to Brazilian authorities in March 2023.

His lawyers claim their client had consensual sex at a bar with a young woman, as did five of his friends. However, the Brazilian court vetoed this after Brazilian news website UOL published a recording obtained by Italian authorities in which Robinho discussed the incident with friends.

In it, Robinho himself made disparaging comments about the victim as well as the incident itself, shocking fans. “We’ll punch that kid in the face. You’ll punch him in the face and I’ll ask: What the hell are you doing? Robinho spoke to a friend in one of the recordings, claiming he did not participate in the rape.

In another recording, Robinho said: “That’s why I laugh, I don’t care at all.” “That woman was so drunk, she didn’t even know who I was.” Robinho said in another conversation that he left the bar after having sex with the young girl, but his friends remained with the target. He later appeared worried about the story becoming public. “If this goes to the press, I will be in trouble.”

If he cannot appeal successfully, Robinho will certainly have to serve a 9-year prison sentence for rape imposed by an Italian court in Brazil. Because the Brazilian government has affirmed: “If he is guilty, we will carry out the sentence of the Italian government.”