Cristiano Ronaldo during a match for Juventus in Italy\u2019s Serie A. (Image: MARCA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMayorga sued Ronaldo in 2018, claiming battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, coercion, fraud, and abuse of a vulnerable person. She claims the Portuguese national raped her on the night of July 12, 2009, in the Palms penthouse after the pair had met that evening at the casino\u2019s nightclub.<\/p>\n
According to the lawsuit, she was later \u201ccoerced\u201d into signing a non-disclosure agreement by Ronaldo\u2019s \u201cfixers,\u201d accepting a settlement of $375,000 in 2010 to drop her accusations. Mayorga claims she was \u201cmentally incapacitated\u201d when she signed the agreement.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo denies the accusations, describing rape as \u201can abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in.”<\/p>\n
Damages for Pain and Suffering<\/strong><\/h2>\nAccording to the new documents, Mayorga is seeking $25 million for \u201cpast pain and suffering,\u201d $25 million for \u201cfuture pain and suffering,\u201d and $25 million in punitive damages, as well as a further $3 million to cover legal costs and expenses.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old schoolteacher has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression since the alleged attack, according to her complaint.<\/p>\n
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The new filings also list more than 60 witnesses, including Ronaldo agent Jorge Mendes and Andrea Agnelli, chairman of his current team, Juventus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe $78 million figure represents about two years\u2019 salary for Ronaldo. But he is estimated to earn far more than that through endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Armani, Tag Heuer, and even online poker giant PokerStars.<\/p>\n
Reasonable Doubt<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Clark County District Attorney\u2019s Office announced earlier this year it would not prosecute Ronaldo in a criminal court because the allegations \u201ccannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayorga reported an assault to Las Vegas Metro Police on July 13, 2009, the day after the alleged attack, but refused to name the perpetrator or where it had taken place. She now claims this was because she was terrified of negative publicity.<\/p>\n
Documents passed to German news magazine\u00a0Der Spiegel<\/em> in October 2018 appear to record conversations between Ronaldo and his legal fixers. In them, the person alleged to be Ronaldo admits having non-consensual sex with Mayorga.<\/strong><\/p>\nRonaldo\u2019s lawyer has said these documents were \u201cstolen by hackers and falsified.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Las Vegas woman who is accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her at the Palms Casino Resort almost 12 years ago wants $78 million in damages and other costs from the global soccer icon. That\u2019s according to new documents filed by the lawyers of former model Kathryn Mayorga in a federal courthouse in Nevada this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":172136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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