Cristiano Ronaldo Calls Rape an "Abominable Crime" While Denying Accusations Against Him

Following the reopening of an investigation into an alleged rape in 2009 in Las Vegas, Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has once again denied the allegations.

Days after he called the sexual charges against him “fake news,” Ronaldo addressed the charges against him via a series of social media posts.

In a Twitter post on Wednesday, the all-world soccer star wrote that rape is “an abominable crime” and said he “firmly” denies the accusations against him.

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

Ronaldo’s accuser, 34-year-old Kathryn Mayorga, alleges he raped her at the Palms Hotel and Casino and then paid her a $375,000 settlement not to disclose what had happened.

Mayorga said she #MeToo movement inspired her to come forward and that is why she has brought the allegations to light after so much time has passed.

She has also filed a civil lawsuit against him.

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