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| Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after being accused of sexual assault, US prosecutors say. | 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. | 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. | 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". | In a statement on Monday, Las Vegas prosecutors said the claims could not "be proven beyond reasonable doubt". |
| The Clark County District Attorney's office said the victim reported an assault in 2009, but refused to state where it had happened or who the attacker was. As a result police were unable "to conduct any meaningful investigation". | |
| In August 2018, Las Vegas police investigated the alleged crime again at the request of the victim. | |
| But the statement added: "Based upon a review of information at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Therefore, no charges will be forthcoming." | |
| German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, first published a 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. | 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 re-open the case by the #MeToo movement. | |
| Ronaldo has not denied that the two met in Las Vegas in 2009, but said that what happened between them was consensual. | |
| At the time, Ronaldo was playing for Manchester United, and about to join Real Madrid, where he spent the next nine years. | |
| Ronaldo moved to Juventus last July. He has won the Ballon d'Or - awarded to the world's best footballer - in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. |