The US court has decided, for lack of evidence, not to charge for rape the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, announced Monday the prosecutor in charge of the case.
A former American model, Kathryn Mayorga, 35, accused the five-time Golden Ball of having raped her in 2009 in a hotel room in Las Vegas. The former star of Manchester United and Real Madrid, 34, who currently plays Juventus Turin, has always denied these allegations.
"Based on the information available," these "charges can not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt," according to a statement from Clark County Attorney in Nevada.
Complainant had a civil agreement with Ronaldo in 2010
On June 13, 2009, the complainant called the Las Vegas police to report a rape but refused to identify her attacker. The file was then closed. In 2010, she had a civil agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo on this subject. In August 2018, she had re-contacted the Las Vegas police requesting the reopening of her file and had accused the footballer for the first time.
"Despite the passage of time, the police investigated his allegations," but found no evidence. "As a result, no prosecution will be initiated," wrote the prosecutor.