Football player Robinho to serve rape sentence in Brazil, court rules

The Brazilian court has decided to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction and nine-year prison sentence for the former Milan striker

A Brazilian court has decided to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction for the former Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, and that the former star player must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil.

The trial in Brazil’s superior court of justice (STJ), the country’s top court for non-constitutional matters, had a majority rule that Italy’s decision was valid in Brazil.

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