Brazilian Footballer Sentenced 9-Year Jail For Ridiculing Rape Victim

Brazilian footballer Robinho has been sentenced to nine-year imprisonment after the Milan's Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence for his alleged involvement in a 2013 rape case. The Brazilian (37) was sentenced in December 2020 as he allegedly "belittled" and "brutally humiliated" a 23-year-old (now 30) Albanian who was raped in Italy. After the court's verdict, Robinho now has 45 days to appeal against the sentence in Italy's Supreme Court.