After the rape charge be dropped against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo shares his club Juventus Turin. Now the Staaatsanwaltschaft in Las Vegas has decided not to press charges.
The office of the public Prosecutor in Las Vegas made it short: “Based on a Review of the information provided (…) can not be proved, the allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo regarding a sexual Assault without a doubt,” it said. For this reason, the Prosecutor’s office of Clark County in the U.S. will lift the state of Nevada not to press charges against soccer Superstar Christiano Ronaldo – the case will not be pursued criminally.
“Normally, I’m a Gentleman”
The US-American Kathryn Mayorga was accused of Ronaldo, to have 2009 in Las Vegas raped. What had there been between the two happened, the athletes, according to consensual, said his attorney Peter Christiansen. According to Mayorgas of the then-24-year-old footballer met her in a night club in Las Vegas. He invited them, therefore, in his Hotel Suite and raped her there, as it is called in the application. After that, he apologizes and explains that he was “normally a Gentleman.”
Kathryn Mayorga presented in the 2014 wine in Las Vegas
Already in 2009, the American had to report it to the police and was medically examined. Mayorga stated that she had later agreed for a payment of 375,000 Dollar a waiver of any further legal steps, and a silence agreement. After the 35-Year-old renewed her allegations in the past year, have reopened the investigation. It had, however, been no evidence found, which is why there will be no indictment, the public Prosecutor’s office. According to the statements of their lawyer, had felt Mayorga at the time by the revelations of the #MeToo-movement is encouraged to look again for “justice”.
Ronaldo accused Mayorga
Ronaldo had denied the allegations always. In an official Statement, he wrote: “rape is a heinous crime that goes against everything that I am and what I believe in.” Previously, he had accused Mayorga, she wanted to be at his expense famous.
After the lawsuit, the price of the stock was broken by Ronaldo’s Club Juventus Turin. Ronaldo was changed a year ago from Real Madrid for around 100 million euros to Italy. In last season he had led the Team for the eighth title in the series.
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