Former Manchester City star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a gang rape.

Robinho, 37, was accused of raping a woman in her 20s at an Italian nightclub in 2013

He was originally found guilty in 2017 before he was sentenced in December of last year.

The disgraced footballer chose to appeal the verdict, which has now been upheld in Milan's Court of Appeal.

New details have since emerged in the Court of Appeal, alleging that Robinho and his representatives 'attempted to deceive investigators' by providing different accounts on 'previously agreed facts', according to Globo.

The Court of Appeal also added that Robinho 'belittled' and 'brutally humiliated' the woman.

His conviction has been upheld as a result, along with that friend Richard Falco, who was also charged with the offence.

Robinho was originally convicted using evidence of intercepted phone calls and messages, in which the footballer is alleged to have boasted 'the woman was completely drunk'.


His lawyers attempted to dismiss the leaked phone calls and messages by claiming they 'have not been correctly translated into the Italian language.'

Such claims fell on deaf ears, and now Robinho's team only have one final chance to overturn their client's guilty verdict. The star has 45 days to lodge a further appeal with the Supreme Court.

In Italy, no prison sentence takes effect until all methods of appeal have been exhausted, and with the Supreme Court being Italy's highest court of appeal.

Robinho's contract with Santos had been suspended prior to the outcome of the recent appeal hearing, with club president Orlando Rollo confirming the player would be sacked if the verdict is upheld.

The striker re-joined his boyhood club in 2020 after spells at European giants Real Madrid, Manchester City and AC Milan, whom he was playing for at the time of the incident

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/robinho-man-city-gang-rape-23657177

Kpekus has put this one in trouble

Na wa.... One has to be careful...

Rapist!

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She was completely drunk..so zip your thing then.. never try to force or cheat the pum from woman. Men lets all learn from this oo. Th pum is sweet but follow the rules or it can destroy yoir life.. Beware of the strange woman

From great height of the global stage, the Premiership..to prison where death beating and anal rape may await.

Sha start getting ready cos the Supreme Court aint gonna upturn this

That is wat happns wen u tink wit ur DICcKK instead of ur head.

Wit all d fame nd money uv'e acquired ova d years u culd hv gotten any woman of ur choice at d snap of ur fingers.

Discipline is wat u lack. Make discipline nd self control a part of u nd virgina ppl will neva bring u down.

C.Ronaldo wuld hv bn serving his time in jail if not God.

Brazilians sha

jus too bad...a waste of his talent..robinho of madrid dt year always destroying puyol n barca defense in el classico..
he was tipped to be d next big Brazilian star before injuries brought him down of d pecking order and dt move to city sealed the demise of his superstar hype bcox he flopped...
still dnt know d real connection between alcohol, bad friends and rape but I know its not a good connection...
I pray he finds d light at d end of d tunnel though...

Na wa.... One has to be careful...

What a waste.

Anyone who watched this guy in his prime will know he had potentials far greater than Neymar.

Mehn!!! Dude just did himself with rape thang....what a waste of talent ......robinho of Madrid that year, Superb!!!

Wetin concern me.