{"id":457922,"date":"2019-06-14T22:26:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T22:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=457922"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:13:51","slug":"soccer-star-cristiano-ronaldo-served-in-rape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=457922","title":{"rendered":"Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo served in rape case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo has officially been served with legal papers amid allegations of rape. <\/p>\n

Kathryn Mayorga initially sued the Portuguese international star in 2017, claiming he attacked her in a penthouse suite at a Las Vegas hotel in June 2009. <\/p>\n

Ronaldo, 34, denied the accusations, insisting their encounter was consensual, but he did not file a response to the legal action, which was lodged in a Nevada state court. <\/p>\n

She quietly dropped the case last month and refiled in a federal court, opting for the change in venue after her legal representatives struggled to officially serve Ronaldo, who lives in Italy, with notice of the state lawsuit. <\/p>\n

Now, according to <\/p>\n

TMZ Sports<\/a><\/p>\n

, that issue has been resolved, as the Juventus forward has since been handed the court documents, allowing the case to proceed. <\/p>\n

Ronaldo\u2019s lawyers have already submitted a formal response to the allegations, asking permission to file a more substantial document, which is expected to lay out their argument for the case to be dismissed. <\/p>\n

In her original court case, Mayorga admitted she had accepted a $375,000 payment following the tryst in exchange for her silence, but she subsequently had a change of heart and wanted their agreement voided. <\/p>\n

She also filed a police report about the alleged attack, although she didn\u2019t refer to Ronaldo by name. <\/p>\n

The criminal case was recently reopened by Las Vegas Metro Police Department officials, who are still investigating possible charges. <\/p>\n