Sevilla defender Mir receives an 8.5‑year prison sentence for sexual assault.

Sevilla striker Rafa Mir was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after a conviction for sexual assault and bodily harm, the Valencian Community High Court of Justice announced on Monday.

The court said 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 noted that the conviction could still be appealed.

A second defendant, a friend of the footballer, was also convicted. He received a two-and-a-half‑year prison sentence for a count of sexual assault and an offence “against moral integrity”, plus a small fine for a minor bodily‑harm offence.

Mir, who pleaded not guilty, was ordered to pay the victim €64,000 (about $74,000) in compensation.

The offences occurred on 1 September 2024 at Mir’s home in Betera, a town in the Valencian region, after the player and his friend met two women at a nightclub.

Mir, 28, progressed through Valencia’s youth academy before signing for Premier League club Wolves in 2018. Sevilla acquired him in 2021, and he was loaned back to Valencia in July 2024.

He was arrested in September 2024, suspended by Valencia for two matches, and spent the 2025‑26 season on loan at Elche. The forward has represented Spain at youth level.

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