US judge dismisses rape lawsuit against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo

A US district judge in Las Vegas has dismissed the rape lawsuit against the soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, investigating the legal team behind the lawsuit. Judge Jennifer Dorsey brought up the lawsuit initiated by Kathryn Mayorga of Nevada, who alleges she was assaulted by the Portuguese soccer star in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. In a 42-long ruling. page published Friday, the judge charged Mayorga’s attorneys with “abusive and blatant disruption of due process” and said that as a result “Mayorga lost the opportunity to pursue this case.” “

US media reported that her lawyers had actually voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit last month, but Dorsey decided that their repeated use of illegally obtained classified documents meant that the lawsuit was filed. The judgment must be dismissed “with prejudice” – that is, it cannot be reinstated.

“Nothing more than a prejudiced dismissal will remove the stain that has permeated this case from its inception and preserve the integrity of the litigation process,” Dorsey wrote.

Mayorga filed a complaint last September alleging she was sexually assaulted by Ronaldowho has strongly denied the accusations.

Mayorga said that although she agreed to a financial settlement with Ronaldo shortly after the alleged incident – believed to be for $375,000 – her mental trauma at the time did not allow her to participate. conciliation process.

But in trying to revive the case, Dorsey found that Mayorga’s attorney Leslie Stovall had repeatedly used “hacked attorney-client privilege documents”.

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The use of such documents is “bad faith”, the judge ruled, “and simply disqualifying Stovall will not cure prejudice against Ronaldo, because the documents are misappropriated. and their secret contents were woven into the claims of Mayorga”.

Ronaldo is one of the biggest stars of world football and a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world.