The German newspaper Der Spiegel was the first to publish the details of the rape case, in which Ronaldo was accused by former model and teacher, Katharine Maiorga, 34. Earlier, Majorga accepted a lengthy interview with Der Spiegel, revealing all details of what happened in 2009 when Ronaldo raped her at a hotel in Las Vegas, according to her claim.
Maiorga was a teacher at a local school at the time, along with a waitress in a nightclub, but says she had to stop teaching after the rape. The German newspaper revealed a document signed by Ronaldo, proving its claim that the star Juventus and Portugal, signed an agreement with them committed to silence towards the identity of the rapist in exchange for 329 thousand euros.
But she says she thought of re-opening the case after being encouraged by what was happening in the United States. Finally, she was accused of a large number of influential people and celebrities in cases of rape, and was influenced by what is published in the famous campaign to support the victims of rape «metoo #».
The 25-year-old was at the time of the crime, and her dream was to become a famous model, but she worked sporadically without reaching the stardom she sought. Maiorga is descended from a middle-class American family and her father is a firefighter, while her mother is a housewife.
Maurega has a degree from the University of Nevada in the media, but she never worked in this field, moving between teaching and working in nightclubs and as a sales representative. She once married a colleague at a nightclub in 2008, but separated after the incident.