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Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after being accused of sexual assault, US prosecutors say. | |
Kathryn Mayorga, 34, had alleged that the Juventus player raped her at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. | |
She reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with the Portuguese star in 2010, but sought to reopen the case in 2018. He denied the allegations. | |
In a statement on Monday, Las Vegas prosecutors said the claims could not "be proven beyond reasonable doubt". | |
"No charges will be forthcoming," the statement said. | |
German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, first published the story about the allegation last year. | |
It said that in 2010, she reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo involving a $375,000 (£288,000) payment for agreeing never to go public with the allegations. | |
Ms Mayorga's lawyer said she had been inspired to speak out about the assault by the #MeToo movement. |