Cristiano Ronaldo was sued for rape in 2009. (AFP)
Cristiano Ronaldo you can breathe a sigh of relief. A Nevada woman lost in a U.S. court in an attempt to force the Portuguese soccer player to pay her millions of dollars in addition to the $ 375,000 she was paid for her silence after accusing him of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009. .
the federal judge Jennifer Dorsey dismissed the lawsuit as a fine against the woman’s attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, for acting “in bad faith” and use confidential documents “stolen”facts that according to the judge would have irremediably contaminated the case.
Dorsey said in his 42-page ruling that dismissing a case without the possibility of re-submitting it is a serious penalty. but that Stovall’s conduct had damaged Ronaldo.
Attorney Leslie Mark Stovall. (AP)
“I believe that the obtaining and use of these documents was in bad faith and the mere disqualification of Stovall will not repair the harm to Ronaldo because the illicit documents and their confidential content were incorporated into the fabric itself (the plaintiff) argues ., Kathryn) Mayorga ”, reads the sentence. “This deserves severe penalties”To add.
Stovall did not immediately respond to telephone and email messages. Text messages to his partner Larissa Drohobyczer went unanswered. The sentence is appealable.
Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United. (AP)
Ronaldo’s attorney in Las Vegas, Peter ChristiansenIn the meantime he was on his way and made no statements.
the American agency Associated Press – who released the information – made it clear that he does not generally identify people who claim to be sexually abused, but Mayorga agreed through Stovall and Drohobyczer to publish his name.
Source: Clarin