Rape Case: Cristiano Ronaldo's Legal Team Demands $626,000 From Woman's Attorneys

© AP Photo / Paul WhiteIn this Monday, July 29, 2019 file photo Juventus soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo speaks in Madrid, Spain. Ronaldo's lawyers are trying to push a Nevada woman's lawsuit accusing the Portuguese soccer star of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009 out of federal court and into private arbitration. Attorneys for Ronaldo's accuser, Kathryn Mayorga, didn't immediately respond Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 to messages about documents filed Aug. 8. They asked a judge to declare a confidentiality agreement and $375,000 hush-money settlement with Mayorga still in effect.
In this Monday, July 29, 2019 file photo Juventus soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo speaks in Madrid, Spain. Ronaldo's lawyers are trying to push a Nevada woman's lawsuit accusing the Portuguese soccer star of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009 out of federal court and into private arbitration. Attorneys for Ronaldo's accuser, Kathryn Mayorga, didn't immediately respond Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 to messages about documents filed Aug. 8. They asked a judge to declare a confidentiality agreement and $375,000 hush-money settlement with Mayorga still in effect.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.06.2022
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Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of raping a Nevada woman named Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. While Ronaldo brushed aside the allegations, the model went public with her story in 2018 before filing a sexual assault case against the footballer in a US court. Earlier this month, a US judge kicked the case out of court.
Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers are seeking $626,000 in damages from the attorneys of the women's lawyer who filed rape charges against the Man United forward.
Ronaldo's attorney, Peter Christiansen, has asked US District Judge Jennifer Dorsey to make Mayorga's lawyer, Leslie Mark Stovall, accountable for the money that the former Real Madrid striker had to shell out on legal expenses for the case.
Stovall is expected to file her reply with the court on or before July 8.
On June 10, Dorsey dismissed the case and accused Stovall of harming Ronaldo's reputation with his conduct.
Stovall "crossed the border of ethical behavior before he filed this action, and his disregard for the rules of this court has continued unabated," the judge said in her closing remarks.
Mayorga had sought $25 million from Ronaldo in damages in addition to her lawyer Stovall's expenses.
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