Editing Robinho (section)

==Sexual crime and conviction==
On 23 November 2017, an Italian court sentenced Robinho to nine years in prison after he and five other males were convicted of [[sexual assault]] in the January 2013 [[gang rape]] of a 22-year-old Albanian woman at a Milan nightclub.<ref name=offender>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/23/robinho-nine-years-prison-rape-milan-court-manchester-city |title=Italian court sentences Robinho to nine years in jail for rape |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 November 2017 |access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> As part of the judgment, transcripts of Robinho's messages intercepted by police were released, including one from Robinho to a friend in January 2013 that said: "I'm laughing because I couldn't care less, the woman was completely drunk, she has no idea what happened."<ref name=Tom>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |title='Lack of shame': Robinho scandal highlights Brazil's rape crisis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/brazil-rape-robinho-santos |access-date=24 July 2021 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 October 2020}}</ref> In a different chat, a friend of Robinho sent the message "I saw you when you put your penis inside her mouth", to which Robinho replied: "That doesn't mean having sex."<ref name=Tom/> Under Italian law, his sentencing would not be enforced until after the completion of the appeal process.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/23/robinho-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault-7103760/amp/ |title=Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault |date=23 November 2017 |newspaper=Metro (UK edition)|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> At the time of the sentencing, Robinho was in Brazil, and under Brazilian law, a Brazilian citizen cannot be [[extradited]] to a foreign country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-italia.net/113288/robinho-can%E2%80%99t-be-extradited-italy |title=Robinho can't be extradited |website=Football Italia|publication-place=London |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>

On 10 December 2020, Robinho's nine-year prison sentence was upheld by the Italian courts after appeal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/ac-milan/story/4258757/robinhos-nine-year-prison-sentence-for-sex-assault-upheld-by-milan-courts |title=Robinho's nine-year prison sentence for sex assault upheld by Milan court |publisher=ESPN |date=10 December 2020}}</ref> The Milan Court of Appeals found that Robinho had "belittled" and "brutally humiliated" the victim, while he also tried to mislead investigators from the onset by providing a false version of events he had agreed upon with his friend.<ref name=Garcia>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Adriana |title=Milan court: Robinho 'brutally humiliated' rape victim |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/ac-milan/story/4334518/milan-court-robinho-brutally-humiliated-rape-victim |access-date=24 July 2021 |publisher=ESPN |date=11 March 2021}}</ref>

Italy's highest court, the [[Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)|Supreme Court of Cassation]], upheld the conviction again in January 2022.<ref name="ESPN" /> In February 2022, an arrest warrant was given internationally against Robinho by the [[Ministry of Justice (Italy)|Ministry of Justice of Italy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy issues arrest warrant for ex AC Milan and Man City forward after rape conviction |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/amp/Football/2001437775/italy-issues-arrest-warrant-for-ex-ac-milan-and-man-city-forward-after-rape-conviction |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=The Standard |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Italian prosecutors issue arrest and extradition order for Robinho |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2022/02/15/620be5e1268e3ef0798b4569.html |access-date=19 February 2022 |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=15 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 4 October 2022, Italy formally requested Brazil to extradite him and his Brazilian friend Ricardo Falco, who was also convicted in the same gang rape case, which was denied by Brazilian courts a month later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2022 |title=Italy requests Brazil extradite Robinho - English |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2022/10/04/italy-requests-brazil-extradite-robinho_90bb9bae-84ad-48db-8a6e-d185780cc6bd.html |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=ANSA.it |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Justiça brasileira nega extradição de Robinho à Itália |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/11/03/justica-brasileira-nega-extradicao-de-robinho-a-italia.ghtml |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=ge |date=3 November 2022 |language=pt-br}}</ref>

However, on 18 February 2023, the Italian government requested Brazil to order Robinho and his friend Falco to serve their sentences in Brazil, which is theoretically possible since a new Brazilian migration law allowing people [[convict]]ed abroad (Brazilians included) to serve prison time in the country under certain requirements came into effect in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2023 |title=Italy asks Brazil forward Robinho to serve prison sentence in home country |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/italy-asks-brazil-forward-robinho-serve-prison-sentence-home-country-2023-02-18/ |access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=Nova Lei de Imigração pode obrigar Robinho a cumprir pena no Brasil {{!}} Metrópoles |url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/futebol_etc/nova-lei-de-imigracao-pode-obrigar-robinho-a-cumprir-pena-no-brasil |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=www.metropoles.com |language=pt-BR}}</ref> On 24 February 2023, Brazil's [[Superior Court of Justice (Brazil)|Superior Court of Justice]] (STJ) subpoenaed Robinho and Falco and on 27 March Brazilian prosecutors agreed with the Italian government request.<ref>{{Cite web |last=gazetaesportiva |title=STJ determina citação de Robinho em pedido para cumprimento de prisão |url=https://www.terra.com.br/nos/stj-determina-citacao-de-robinho-em-pedido-para-cumprimento-de-prisao,b86b9d6395d49a1d88dc9cfbcd09dcb5sdxnjax5.html |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=Terra |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Caso Robinho: STJ dá primeiro passo para que amigo do ex-jogador também cumpra pena no Brasil |url=https://esportes.yahoo.com/noticias/caso-robinho-stj-d%C3%A1-primeiro-185320134.html |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Em manifestação ao STJ, Ministério Público Federal concorda em transferir pena de prisão de Robinho para o Brasil |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/02/27/em-manifestacao-ao-stj-ministerio-publico-federal-concorda-com-a-prisao-de-robinho.ghtml |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=G1 |date=27 February 2023 |language=pt-br}}</ref> The court also ordered Robinho's passport to be confiscated and prohibited him from leaving Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2023 |title=Robinho entrega passaporte ao Superior Tribunal de Justiça |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/03/29/robinho-entrega-passaporte-a-justica.ghtml |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref> In August 2023, STJ denied a preliminary request by Robinho to get the Italian sentence through he was convicted translated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2023 |title=STJ rejeita pedido da defesa e destrava análise para que Robinho cumpra pena no Brasil por estupro na Itália |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/08/16/stj-rejeita-pedido-da-defesa-e-destrava-analise-para-que-robinho-cumpra-pena-no-brasil.ghtml |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref> In February 2024, the Court scheduled for 20 March the ruling on Italy's government appeal to have the original sentence execute in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=STJ marca para o dia 20 de março julgamento do pedido da Itália para Robinho cumprir pena no Brasil |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2024/02/28/stj-marca-para-o-dia-20-de-marco-julgamento-do-pedido-da-italia-para-robinho-cumprir-pena.ghtml |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref> The Brazilian court upheld the Italian courts conviction; Robinho will serve his nine-year sentence in Brazil.<ref name="the Guardian 2024 i310">{{cite web |title=Football player Robinho to serve rape sentence in Brazil, court rules |website=The Guardian |date=21 March 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/21/football-player-robinho-to-serve-sentence-in-brazil-court-rules | access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>