Ronaldo denies abominable rape accusation
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cristiano ronaldo on wednesday categorically denied accusations by a former model who says the portuguese superstar raped her in a las vegas hotel penthouse suite in 20091 i firmly deny the accusations being issued against me tweeted the 33-year-old who plays for juventus in italys serie a. rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that i am and believe in1 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 he said1 my clear conscious sic will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations he added1 kathryn mayorga 34 of las vegas accused ronaldo in a 32-page complaint filed last month with a district court in nevada of raping her on june 13 20091 las vegas police this week said they were reopening a case filed on that date but did not identify the victim or the alleged perpetrator1 mayorgas lawyers are to hold a news conference in las vegas at 300 pm pacific time 0000 gmt on wednesday to discuss the case1