Complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo for sexual assault in Las Vegas could be dismissed on the recommendation of a judge

Former model Kathryn Mayorga filed a rape complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. The events allegedly occurred in a Las Vegas hotel room, although the Juventus player always claimed that their relationships were consensual.

The claims by Mayorga were resolved out of court when the former model received more than half a million dollars from the Portuguese player. AS from Spain.

However, in 2018 Mayorga wanted to cancel his initial agreement stating that it was signed under duress, but without giving any kind of legal arguments. Kathryn Mayorga then requested $ 77 million in damages and costs and Cristiano Ronaldo categorically denied them in his defense in a Las Vegas court.

Emergency motion

In June, Ronaldo’s attorneys filed an emergency motion for Mayorga’s legal representatives to be disqualified and the case dismissed. They also filed an emergency motion to seal all confidential documents immediately. The footballer’s team accused Mayorga’s lawyers of reaching out to hackers in search of more documents without revealing it to the courts.

Given this, US federal judge Daniel Albregts has ruled that “it is recommended to grant Ronaldo’s motion to end the sanctions case. It is also recommended that Mayorga’s action be dismissed with prejudice ”.

Daniel Albregts recommendation

This Thursday, Daniel Albregts recommended discarding the lawsuit against the Portuguese star for procedural irregularities, claiming: “The lawsuit is partially supported by documents that had been leaked to the press in the ‘Football Leaks’ and that contained communications between the Manchester United striker and their lawyers, protected by law in the United States ”.

In Albregts’s view, Leslie Stovall, attorney for plaintiff Kathryn Mayorga, acted in bad faith: “Dismissing Mayorga’s case for her attorney’s misconduct is a drastic result. But unfortunately it is the only adequate sanction to guarantee the integrity of the judicial process ”, the federal judge wrote in his 23-page brief.

“The Mayorga vs. Ronaldo case would probably not exist if Stovall had not sought these documents. Even if the plaintiff changes lawyers, the court will be unable to determine which part of the claim is supported by her memories, or whether they were influenced by the ‘Football Leaks’ documents, “said Daniel Albregts.

Law enforcement fairly

Cristiano Ronaldo’s defender, Peter S. Christiansen, spoke to the agency AFP to whom he indicated: “We are pleased with the detailed review of this matter by the Court, and its willingness to fairly apply the law to the facts, and recommend the dismissal of the civil case against Mr. Ronaldo.”

Mayorga’s lawyer, Leslie Stovall, was contacted by the same agency to find out her opinion on the US judge’s decision, but she did not want to comment on what happened. Neither did the rest of the former model’s lawyers involved in the case.

In July 2019 the US justice reflected that the accusations “could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt”, refusing to penalize the soccer player. In the current recommendation, Judge Albregts said that “there is no evidence that Ronaldo or his lawyers intimidated Mayorga or impeded the application of the law by entering into the confidentiality agreement.” (D)