A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo brought by a woman who accused him of sexual assault because her lawyer’s “bad-faith conduct” and use of “purloined” documents tainted the case.
Kathryn Mayorga alleged in a 2018 lawsuit that Ronaldo sexually assaulted her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009, and that his legal team coerced her into signing a 2010 nondisclosure agreement in an out-of-court settlement for $375,000. Ronaldo denied the allegations and claimed the encounter was consensual. (The Washington Post does not generally name alleged victims of sexual assault, but previously received permission from Mayorga’s attorney allowing her identity to be revealed.