In case you didn’t know…
Ronaldo was accused of raping Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009, after which he offered her $375,000 and forced her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
The former Real Madrid forward has denied the accusations calling rape an “abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in”.
Las Vegas police re-opened the investigation last year when the accusations blew up, courtesy of German media outlet DerSpeigel.
Last month, it was reported that Mayorga’s legal team managed to track down the Portuguese footballer’s residence in Italy and will be serving him the summons and complaint.
Juventus have vehemently defended Ronaldo after the allegations, even allegedly opting out of the International Champions Cup in the United States this year because of the fear that their frontman would be detained on arrival.
The heart of the matter
Amid reports that the case has been withdrawn, Mayorga’s lawyer Drohobyczer has clarified that the case continues to be active and has been moved from the state civil court to a federal court.
Drohobyczer told ESPN’s Sam Borden who confirmed the news on Twitter by posting a series of tweets on the matter. The posts read,
What’s next?
The investigation into the accusations is appearing to heat up and it remains to be seen how it wil pan out in the near future.
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