For the first time in court, Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers revealed, the amount he paid to settle allegations of rape filed by a woman in Las Vegas hotel in the year 2009.
Case :
- Mayorga claims she met Ronaldo at Rain Nightclub in the Palms hotel, Las Vegas in June 2009
- She went to party with him in his penthouse suite where she claims he raped her
- She later approached the police, but never identified Ronaldo by name; only describing him as a huge soccer star
- Back in 2018, amidst the #MeToo campaign, she publicly named Ronaldo and cops launched an investigation, however, the officials ultimately decided not to file charges due to lack of evidence
- Ronaldo had adamantly denied the allegations then
- Mayorga the filed a civil lawsuit against Ronaldo
- The soccer star has now filed new court documents asking the judge to throw out the case because they have a binding settlement agreement
- Ronaldo through his team of lawyers has also claimed that the statute of limitations has expired long ago
- Ronaldo does acknowledge the amount of $375,000 paid to settle with Mayorga in 2010
- No criminal charges have been filed in the alleged incident
The latest court documents filed by Ronaldo state,
Mr. Ronaldo paid Plaintiff the sum of $375,000 and both parties agreed to be bound by explicit confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations. Settlement money is NOT an admission of guilt … but rather just the cost of keeping a legal dispute out of the media.
Several lines of the new documents explain the details of the settlement that happened between the parties in 2010.
What Next?
Ronaldo’s argument will go in front of the judge who will ultimately decide whether Mayorga can move forward with her lawsuit.
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