Cristiano Ronaldo Paid $375,000 to Woman Who Accused Him of Rape According to Court Documents
By Michael Luciano
Soccer superstar and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to be out of the woods when it was announced that he would not face charges related to a 2009 case in which a woman accused him of rape.
Court filings that were just made public don't paint as rosy a picture for Ronaldo, as it is now known he paid the woman in question $375,000 in a settlement in 2010.
Cristiano Ronaldo paid $375,000 to settle a case against woman who accused him of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009. Settlement was just disclosed in court filing, reported by @randompoker.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 19, 2019
The woman, identified as Kathryn Mayorga, claimed Ronaldo raped her in a penthouse following the pair meeting at a party in Las Vegas. According to initial police reports, Mayorga did not name Ronaldo specifically, mentioning only a soccer star.
Ronaldo has filed court documents to throw the case out, claiming that the statute of limitations has expired and they have a binding settlement agreement.
Cristiano Ronaldo paid Kathryn Mayorga, the woman who accuses him of raping her in 2009, $375,000 in a private settlement, according to court documents (via @TMZ, @TMZ_Sports).https://t.co/8kyZKNCaHd pic.twitter.com/fIK2AHbKad
— NESN (@NESN) August 19, 2019
While the money has been officially paid out and Ronaldo will face no further prosecution, the way in which this case was handled could be a serious black mark on Ronaldo's legacy.