{"id":18042,"date":"2018-10-23T22:58:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T22:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/sports\/cristiano-ronaldo-rape-allegation-nike-expresses-deep-concern\/22"},"modified":"2018-10-23T22:58:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T22:58:22","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-rape-allegation-nike-expresses-deep-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvas.com\/?p=18042","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: Nike expresses deep concern"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cristiano Image copyright Reuters Image caption Cristiano Ronaldo has a lucrative contract with Nike <\/p>\n

Nike has said it is “deeply concerned” by rape allegations against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

The US sportswear giant – which has a contract worth a reported $1bn (\u00a3768m) with Ronaldo – said it would “continue to closely monitor the situation”, the Associated Press reports. <\/p>\n

EA Sports, which also has a contract with Ronaldo, made similar comments. <\/p>\n

Ronaldo, 33, earlier “firmly” denied assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.<\/p>\n

Ms Mayorga, a 34-year-old US former teacher, was inspired to speak out by the #MeToo movement, her lawyer said.<\/p>\n

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“The MeToo movement and the women who have stood up and disclosed sexual assaults has given Kathryn a lot of courage,” Leslie Stovall said.<\/p>\n

Accuser ‘got courage from #MeToo’ Ronaldo not in Portugal squad to face Scotland & Poland <\/p>\n

What did Nike and EA Sports say?<\/h2>\n

In a statement, Nike said: “We are deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations and will continue to closely monitor the situation.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, EA Sports told the AP: “We have seen the concerning report that details allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

“We are closely monitoring the situation, as we expect cover athletes and ambassadors to conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with EA’s values.”<\/p>\n

In a separate development, Juventus – the Italian club Ronaldo joined from Real Madrid for \u00a399.2m in July – came out in defence of its player.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Juventus said: “Cristiano Ronaldo has shown in recent months his great professionalism and dedication, which is appreciated by everyone at Juventus.”<\/p>\n

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.@Cristiano Ronaldo has shown in recent months his great professionalism and dedication, which is appreciated by everyone at Juventus. 1\/1<\/p>\n

\u2014 JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) October 4, 2018 <\/p>\n

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How has Ronaldo responded?<\/h2>\n

The Portugal international had previously said the allegation, first reported in German magazine Der Spiegel, was “fake news”.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, he issued a statement through his Twitter account:<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 3, 2018 <\/p>\n

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My clear conscious will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 3, 2018 <\/p>\n

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Der Spiegel said Ms Mayorga had filed a report with Las Vegas police shortly after the alleged incident.<\/p>\n

But the next year, she reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo involving a $375,000 (\u00a3288,000) payment for agreeing never to go public with the allegations.<\/p>\n

Her lawyers are now seeking to declare the non-disclosure agreement void.<\/p>\n

In a lawsuit, Ms Mayorga says she met Ronaldo at the Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel and Casino, and that he raped her in his penthouse suite.<\/p>\n

Mr Stovall said his client had suffered from major depression and considered suicide since the alleged assault almost a decade ago.<\/p>\n

He said a psychiatrist had diagnosed Ms Mayorga with post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas police confirmed on Tuesday they had initially investigated a complaint in June 2009, but added they had no suspect in the case.<\/p>\n

“At the time the report was taken, the victim did not provide detectives with the location of the incident or suspect description,” a statement said.<\/p>\n

“As of September 2018, the case has been reopened and our detectives are following up on information being provided,” it added.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo’s lawyers have previously said they will sue Der Spiegel magazine over its reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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