Sevilla's Mir sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for sexual assault / Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS - AFP/File
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Sevilla's Mir sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for sexual assault
Sevilla striker Rafa Mir has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of sexual assault and bodily harm, the Valencian community High Court of Justice said Monday.
Mir, who was tried on May 28, was found guilty of "one count of sexual assault and one count of bodily harm" by the provincial court of Valencia, the high court said on social media network X, noting the conviction could still be appealed.
A second defendant, a friend of the footballer, was also convicted, and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for a count of sexual assault and an offence "against moral integrity", in addition to a small fine for a minor offence of bodily harm.
The court ordered Mir, who pleaded not guilty, to pay the victim 64,000 euros ($74,000) in compensation.
The offences took place on September 1, 2024, at the player's house in the Valencian town of Betera after Mir and his friend met two women at a nightclub.
Mir, 28, came through Valencia's youth academy and signed for Premier League team Wolves in 2018, before Sevilla bought him in 2021. The striker was loaned back to Valencia in July 2024.
Mir was arrested in September 2024 and suspended by Valencia for two matches, and spent the 2025-26 season on loan at Elche. The forward has represented Spain at youth level.
X.M.Francisco--PC
