“The Rape Allegation Is Based On Completely Fabricated Documents”-Ronaldo’s Lawyer

According to the footballer's lawyer, the documents concerning rape allegations against Ronaldo have been "completely fabricated".



The Portugal international denies assaulting Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.

Mayorga claims Ronaldo attacked her in a hotel room in the US city that year.

In a statement released by Ronaldo's lawyer Peter Christiansen reiterated the innocence of Juventus striker where he "vehemently denies all accusations in this civil action".

Ronaldo said in an Instagram video,: "It's normal. They want to use my name to promote themselves."

Ronaldo's lawyers say they would file a suit against Germany's magazine, Der Spiegel, which originally reported the allegations.

Christiansen said a "media outlet irresponsibly" based its reports on "stolen and easily manipulated digital documents" of which "significant parts were altered and/or completely fabricated".

The German magazine reported that, Ms Mayorga, 34, filed a report with Las Vegas police immediately after the alleged incident.

She reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo with a $375,000 payment not to ever go public with the allegations in 2010.

Christiansen explains further that his client's position still remain that "what happened in 2009 in Las Vegas was completely consensual".

The lawyer also confirms Ronaldo does agreed to enter into an agreement, but "the reasons that led him to do so are at least to be distorted".

"This agreement is by no means a confession of guilt.

"What happened was simply that Cristiano Ronaldo merely followed the advice of his advisors in order to put an end to the outrageous accusations made against him, in order precisely to avoid attempts, such as those we are now witnessing, to destroy a reputation built thanks to hard work, athletic ability and behavioural correction.

"Unfortunately, it is now involved in the type of litigation that is very common in the United States."

The lawyer added: "Although Cristiano Ronaldo is accustomed to media attention, inherent in the fact that he is a famous person, it is absolutely deplorable that the media continue to propagate and stimulate an intentional defamation campaign based on stolen and easily manipulated digital documents.

"Cristiano Ronaldo has mandated his lawyers in the United States and Europe to deal with all legal aspects and expresses full confidence that the truth will prevail, despite the corruption of counter-information, and in which the laws of Nevada will be enforced and respected."

The statement also describes the documents allegedly containing Ronaldo’s statements are "pure inventions".

Christensen added: "So that there are no doubts: Cristiano Ronaldo vehemently denies all the accusations in this civil action, in consistency with what he has done in the last nine years.

"The documents that allegedly contain statements by Mr Ronaldo and were reproduced in the media are pure inventions.

"By 2015, dozens of entities (including law firms) in different parts of Europe were attacked and their electronic data stolen by a cyber criminal.

"This hacker tried to sell such information, and a media outlet irresponsibly ended up publishing some of the stolen documents, significant parts of which were altered and/or completely fabricated.

"Once again, for the avoidance of doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo's position has always been, and continues to be, that what happened in 2009 in Las Vegas was completely consensual."