Judge throws out rape lawsuit in opposition to Cristiano Ronaldo

Jenny Goldsberry

June 11, 01:58 PM June 11, 01:58 PM

A U.S. District Court decide in Nevada dismissed the rape lawsuit versus soccer participant Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday.

Judge Jennifer Dorsey threw out former model Kathryn Mayorga's case simply because her attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, was performing in "negative religion." The full circumstance was dismissed, somewhat than Stovall currently being disqualified, for the reason that "only disqualifying Stovall will not get rid of the prejudice to Ronaldo," Dorsey explained.

"This situation has devolved into a clash over the plaintiff’s procurement and use of the defendant’s cyberhacked legal professional-customer privileged paperwork to revive extensive-considering that-launched statements ... although I figure out the gravity of this sanction and impose it reluctantly and only soon after comprehensively assessing the universe of sanctions jurisprudence and thoroughly weighing all factors, I grant the motion and dismiss this scenario with prejudice," Dorsey wrote in her 42-web page order.

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Mayorga accused Ronaldo of forcing himself on her in a Las Vegas resort in 2009. Ronaldo acknowledged they experienced sexual intercourse but mentioned their experience was consensual.

Mayorga stated she was pressured to indicator a nondisclosure settlement and agreed to acknowledge $375,000 not to pursue prison prices. The Saturday dismissal was portion of a civil action she brought in 2019.

In 2018, Mayorga's lawyers requested that police reopen the rape investigation. A 12 months later on, Clark County District Legal professional Steve Wolfson concluded there was not plenty of proof "over and above a acceptable question" that her promises had been respectable and opted not to cost the soccer player.