Cristiano Ronaldo's new Las Vegas
lawyer has rubbished the claims that the Juventus star raped a woman back in
2009 as 'complete fabrications' but says the encounter was consensual.
Attorney Peter S. Christiansen on
Wednesday issued a statement that doesn't deny Ronaldo and the woman reached a
non-disclosure agreement in 2010.
The statement declared that documents
cited in media reports about Ronaldo's Las Vegas hotel penthouse encounter in
2009 with Kathryn Mayorga were altered before being 'irresponsibly published.'
Mayorga's attorneys did not immediately
respond to messages.
A lawsuit filed September 27 in Nevada
state court seeks to void the non-disclosure agreement that Mayorga's attorneys
say she signed while accepting $375,000 (£284,000) to keep quiet.
Las Vegas police say they have
reopened a sexual assault investigation of the encounter between Ronaldo and
Mayorga.
Christiansen's statement read: 'So
that there are no doubts: Cristiano Ronaldo vehemently denies all the accusations
in this civil action.
The documents that allegedly contain
statements by Mr. Ronaldo and that were reproduced by the media [emphasis
included in statement] are pure inventions.
'Cristiano Ronaldo does not deny that
he agreed to enter into an settlement, but the reasons that led him to do so
are being distorted.
'This settlement 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 to avoid attempts, such as those we are now witnessing, to destroy a
reputation built thanks to hard work, athletic ability and behavioral
correction.'
