Judge throws out rape lawsuit from Cristiano Ronaldo

Jenny Goldsberry

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

A U.S. District Court docket judge in Nevada dismissed the rape lawsuit against soccer participant Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday.

Choose Jennifer Dorsey threw out previous product Kathryn Mayorga's scenario due to the fact her attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, was acting in "undesirable faith." The overall scenario was dismissed, alternatively than Stovall becoming disqualified, due to the fact "just disqualifying Stovall will not treatment the prejudice to Ronaldo," Dorsey stated.

"This case has devolved into a clash around the plaintiff’s procurement and use of the defendant’s cyberhacked lawyer-customer privileged paperwork to revive lengthy-considering the fact that-launched promises ... although I identify the gravity of this sanction and impose it reluctantly and only after comprehensively evaluating the universe of sanctions jurisprudence and carefully weighing all considerations, I grant the movement and dismiss this case with prejudice," Dorsey wrote in her 42-web site purchase.

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Mayorga accused Ronaldo of forcing himself on her in a Las Vegas resort in 2009. Ronaldo acknowledged they had intercourse but stated their face was consensual.

Mayorga said she was compelled to sign a nondisclosure arrangement and agreed to acknowledge $375,000 not to go after criminal expenses. The Saturday dismissal was element of a civil motion she introduced in 2019.

In 2018, Mayorga's attorneys asked for that law enforcement reopen the rape investigation. A yr later, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson concluded there was not more than enough proof "further than a reasonable doubt" that her promises had been legitimate and opted not to charge the soccer player.