<p class="title rtejustify">US police said they had reopened an investigation into a rape accusation made by a former model who says soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo attacked her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse suite in 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo, who now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A, rejected the charges as "fake news" during a live chat on Instagram.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"What they said today, fake -- fake news," the 33-year-old star of the Portuguese national team said in a post on Monday that was later deleted.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Kathryn Mayorga, 34, of Las Vegas, accused Ronaldo, in a 32-page complaint filed last month with a district court in Nevada, of raping her on June 13, 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed in a statement that didn't name the superstar it had responded to a call of a sexual assault on that date.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"At the time the report was taken, the victim did not provide detectives with the location of the incident or suspect description. A medical exam was conducted," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"As of September 2018, the case has been reopened and our detectives are following up on information being provided by the victim." Mayorga alleges in the lawsuit that she was pressured into signing a nondisclosure agreement to keep the alleged rape secret and is seeking no less than USD 200,000 in penalties and damages.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The complaint was first reported by the German magazine Der Spiegel. Lawyers for Ronaldo have reportedly threatened to sue the magazine over the story.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">In the suit, Mayorga said she met Ronaldo, who was then 24 years old, on the evening of June 12, 2009 at the Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It said she accepted an invitation to join Ronaldo and others in his penthouse suite to "enjoy the view of the Las Vegas strip." She was invited to join guests in a hot tub but she declined because she did not have a bathing suit, the complaint said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo offered her clothing and then followed her into a bathroom where she was going to change clothes, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">After she refused his demand to perform oral sex and said she wanted to leave, Ronaldo pulled her into a bedroom and anally raped her while she screamed "no, no, no," the complaint said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"When Cristiano Ronaldo completed the sexual assault of the plaintiff, he allowed her to leave the bedroom stating he was sorry, he was usually a gentleman," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The lawsuit said Mayorga reported the alleged assault to the Las Vegas police the same day and underwent an examination at a local hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It said the assault had left her with "severe emotional and bodily injuries including but not limited to anal contusions, posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression." She developed an alcohol problem and was suicidal, according to court documents.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Under pressure from Ronaldo's "fixers," Mayorga settled the case "in exchange for a payment of USD 375,000 and non-disclosure of the sexual assault," the lawsuit said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It claimed the agreement should be voided because she was "incompetent and lacked the mental capacity to participate in negotiations and settlement of her claims due to the injuries suffered during the initial sexual assault." The suit also called for the agreement to be dismissed because it amounted to concealment of a crime for which there is no statute of limitations.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The unidentified "fixers" were named as co-defendants in the lawsuit, which also accuses the Juventus forward of violating the 2010 nondisclosure agreement.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">In an interview with Der Spiegel, Mayorga, who has a degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said she was inspired to come forward in part by the #MeToo movement that has exposed the sexual abuse of women by powerful men.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo is a five-time winner of FIFA's men's player of the year award.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Portuguese striker, who is a married father of four, left Real Madrid this year to join Juventus for 100 million euros (USD 117 million).</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo won two La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns with Real after joining from Manchester United in 2009 for a then world-record fee of USD 94 million.</p>
<p class="title rtejustify">US police said they had reopened an investigation into a rape accusation made by a former model who says soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo attacked her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse suite in 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo, who now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A, rejected the charges as "fake news" during a live chat on Instagram.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"What they said today, fake -- fake news," the 33-year-old star of the Portuguese national team said in a post on Monday that was later deleted.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Kathryn Mayorga, 34, of Las Vegas, accused Ronaldo, in a 32-page complaint filed last month with a district court in Nevada, of raping her on June 13, 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed in a statement that didn't name the superstar it had responded to a call of a sexual assault on that date.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"At the time the report was taken, the victim did not provide detectives with the location of the incident or suspect description. A medical exam was conducted," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"As of September 2018, the case has been reopened and our detectives are following up on information being provided by the victim." Mayorga alleges in the lawsuit that she was pressured into signing a nondisclosure agreement to keep the alleged rape secret and is seeking no less than USD 200,000 in penalties and damages.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The complaint was first reported by the German magazine Der Spiegel. Lawyers for Ronaldo have reportedly threatened to sue the magazine over the story.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">In the suit, Mayorga said she met Ronaldo, who was then 24 years old, on the evening of June 12, 2009 at the Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It said she accepted an invitation to join Ronaldo and others in his penthouse suite to "enjoy the view of the Las Vegas strip." She was invited to join guests in a hot tub but she declined because she did not have a bathing suit, the complaint said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo offered her clothing and then followed her into a bathroom where she was going to change clothes, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">After she refused his demand to perform oral sex and said she wanted to leave, Ronaldo pulled her into a bedroom and anally raped her while she screamed "no, no, no," the complaint said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"When Cristiano Ronaldo completed the sexual assault of the plaintiff, he allowed her to leave the bedroom stating he was sorry, he was usually a gentleman," it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The lawsuit said Mayorga reported the alleged assault to the Las Vegas police the same day and underwent an examination at a local hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It said the assault had left her with "severe emotional and bodily injuries including but not limited to anal contusions, posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression." She developed an alcohol problem and was suicidal, according to court documents.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Under pressure from Ronaldo's "fixers," Mayorga settled the case "in exchange for a payment of USD 375,000 and non-disclosure of the sexual assault," the lawsuit said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It claimed the agreement should be voided because she was "incompetent and lacked the mental capacity to participate in negotiations and settlement of her claims due to the injuries suffered during the initial sexual assault." The suit also called for the agreement to be dismissed because it amounted to concealment of a crime for which there is no statute of limitations.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The unidentified "fixers" were named as co-defendants in the lawsuit, which also accuses the Juventus forward of violating the 2010 nondisclosure agreement.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">In an interview with Der Spiegel, Mayorga, who has a degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said she was inspired to come forward in part by the #MeToo movement that has exposed the sexual abuse of women by powerful men.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo is a five-time winner of FIFA's men's player of the year award.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Portuguese striker, who is a married father of four, left Real Madrid this year to join Juventus for 100 million euros (USD 117 million).</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Ronaldo won two La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns with Real after joining from Manchester United in 2009 for a then world-record fee of USD 94 million.</p>