Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after being accused of sexual assault, US prosecutors say.<\/p>\n
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Kathryn Mayorga, 34, had alleged that the Juventus player raped her at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.<\/p>\n
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She reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with the Portuguese star in 2010, but sought to reopen the case in 2018. He denied the allegations.<\/p>\n
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In a statement on Monday, Las Vegas prosecutors said the claims could not “be proven beyond reasonable doubt”.<\/p>\n
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The Clark County District Attorney’s office said the victim reported an assault in 2009, but refused to state where it had happened or who the attacker was. As a result police were unable “to conduct any meaningful investigation”.<\/p>\n
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In August 2018, Las Vegas police investigated the alleged crime again at the request of the victim.<\/p>\n
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But the statement added: “Based upon a review of information at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Therefore, no charges will be forthcoming.”<\/p>\n
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German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, first published a story about the allegation last year.<\/p>\n
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It said that in 2010, she reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo involving a $375,000 (\u00a3288,000) payment for agreeing never to go public with the allegations.<\/p>\n
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Ms Mayorga’s lawyer said she had been inspired to re-open the case by the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n
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Ronaldo has not denied that the two met in Las Vegas in 2009, but said that what happened between them was consensual.<\/p>\n
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At the time, Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United, and about to join Real Madrid, where he spent the next nine years.<\/p>\n
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Ronaldo moved to Juventus last July. He has won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the world’s best footballer – in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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