Brazilian man pays £15,000 damages to ex-wife over virgin claims He never once looked at his bride and didn't say his wedding vows, replying that he'd already done that two days earlier, causing embarrassment. It was after the couple had been pronounced man and wife that Mr Alves turned to the 400 wedding guests and announced his newly-wedded wife was not a virgin as her parents believed, according to witnesses. He then claimed that Ms Tonasse had lied to her mother and father "so she wouldn't lose out on the big wedding reception her dad had promised her." After his outburst Mr Alves left the church alone and the wedding party was cancelled, Rio de Janeiro's 12th Civil Court heard. Following the wedding day disaster in June 2005 Ms Tonasse separated from Mr Alves and the marriage was annulled. But at the hearing on Monday Judge Mahfuz said: "Regardless of the reasons brought by the defendant, it remains proven that he acted in an offensive way which caused undeniable psychological and physical damage to the claimants, during an unfortunate and humiliating episode in the lives of all involved." Mr Alves was ordered to pay around £15,000 to Ms Tonasse and her mother for "moral and material damages." He has 15 days to appeal the sentence.