Video footage of Cristiano Ronaldo and rape accuser Kathryn Mayorga dancing in a nightclub has surfaced hours before he’s alleged to have attacked her in a hotel next door.
The Juventus superstar is seen on a mobile phone along with the American in the Rain nightclub at the Palms Hotel and Casino.
Ms Mayorga then worked as an in-house nightclub dancer and is filmed dancing and sharing jokes with the Ronaldo.
The recording in 2009 on the night of the alleged rape took place before Ms Mayorga claims the Portuguese footballer attacked her in his penthouse suite.
However, Ms Mayorga – who is now a teacher – claims Ronaldo later attacked her in the penthouse suite of the Palms Casino Resort — before allegedly apologising and saying he is ‘usually a gentleman’.
Cristiano Ronaldo already denied any wrongdoing on Twitter
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.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 3, 2018
My clear conscious will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 3, 2018
Video Footage
video in which Cristiano Ronaldo appears dancing with the woman (Kathryn Mayorga) who accuses him of rape. pic.twitter.com/W5K6TvFHlv
— Romuli (@Romuli4) October 5, 2018
Mayorga, 34, further said the footballer gave her $375,000 as hush money.
Las Vegas police confirmed on Monday that they had reopened a sexual assault case from 2009, as Ms Mayorga asked police last month to reopen the criminal case.
