Brazil's Robinho spends first night in jail for rape

Robinho, 40, was arrested Thursday after losing a last-minute court bid to delay serving his nine-year sentence for raping a woman a decade ago.

Brazil's Robinho spends first night in jail for rape

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer Robinho spent his first night in jail in Brazil since being convicted for rape in Italy in 2017, prison authorities said Friday.

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Brazil's Robinho spends first night in jail for rape

Robinho, 40, was arrested Thursday after losing a last-minute court bid to delay serving his nine-year sentence for raping a woman a decade ago.

Brazil's Robinho spends first night in jail for rape

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