Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: Accuser 'got courage from #MeToo'

ArchiveOct 4, 2018

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Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Juventus — Image captionCristiano Ronaldo has branded the rape allegation "fake news"

Kathryn Mayorga, the former teacher who has accused footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009, was inspired to speak out by the #MeToo movement, her lawyer has said.

What did Ms Mayorga's lawyer say?

How has Ronaldo responded?

Twitter post by @Cristiano: I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense.

Twitter post by @Cristiano: My clear conscious will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations.

Published October 4, 2018

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