{"id":48734,"date":"2026-06-15T14:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/former-wolves-and-sevilla-forward-sentenced-to-eight-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:20:27","slug":"former-wolves-and-sevilla-forward-sentenced-to-eight-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/former-wolves-and-sevilla-forward-sentenced-to-eight-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Wolves and Sevilla forward sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/former-wolves-and-sevilla-forward-sentenced-to-eight-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault\/#Mill_sentenced_to_eight_and_a_half_years_in_prison\" >Mill sentenced to eight and a half years in prison<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/former-wolves-and-sevilla-forward-sentenced-to-eight-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault\/#Mir_latest_in_high-profile_sexual_assault_case\" >Mir, latest in high-profile sexual assault case<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Sevilla forward Rafa Mir has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for sexual assault and assault following an incident in September 2024. Although Mill maintained his innocence throughout, a jury in Valencia found him guilty on multiple charges.<\/p>\n<p>Mir, 28, was on loan at his former club Valencia at the time and returned home early on Sunday morning with two accomplices and two women. The next day, a 21-year-old woman filed a complaint with police alleging sexual assault.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mill_sentenced_to_eight_and_a_half_years_in_prison\"><\/span>Mill sentenced to eight and a half years in prison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1004659604-320x206.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1004659604-414x267.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1004659604-630x406.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1004659604-768x495.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1004659604-770x496.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1004659604.jpg.webp 5568w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolves&#8217; Rafa Mir scored a hat-trick in Spain&#8217;s 5-2 Olympic quarter-final victory over Ivory Coast on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 10 and a half years in prison for sexual assault, including physical penetration and assault. According to Diario AS, Mir had claimed that the incident took place with the victim&#8217;s consent, but the court ruled that she did not and sentenced her to eight and a half years in prison. He was then arrested by the police and released on bail.<\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s testimony met three requirements for a burden of proof that exceeds the presumption of innocence. Lack of unexplained details, plausibility of explanation of events, and consistency of explanation of events. The victim was awarded \u20ac64,000 in damages, but Mir can still appeal the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Mill has publicly stated that his innocence &#8220;will be proven in court.&#8221; One of his accomplices that night, Pablo Jara, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and fined \u20ac6,280 for sexual assault.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mir_latest_in_high-profile_sexual_assault_case\"><\/span>Mir, latest in high-profile sexual assault case<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.daznservices.com\/di\/library\/DAZN_News\/1\/e\/rafa-mir-elche-cf_6zpc44eeko1218gx0cftrb6gq.png?t=-291845688\" alt=\"Image via DAZN. Rafa Mir was on loan at Elche this season.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1920\/1080;max-width:1920px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via DAZN. Rafa Mir was on loan at Elche this season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mir&#8217;s case was one of several to make headlines in Spain in recent years, most notably that of Dani Alves. The Brazilian was initially convicted of rape, but after a lengthy trial and two years in prison, he was acquitted on appeal. Former Celta Vigo captain Hugo Malo was also found guilty of sexually assaulting Espanyol&#8217;s mascot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sevilla forward Rafa Mir has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for sexual assault and assault following an incident in September 2024. Although Mill maintained his innocence throughout, a jury in Valencia found him guilty on multiple charges. 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