Cristiano Ronaldo: "Battle" with the NYT not to publish documents on rape charges

Manchester United is trying to find its footing after the change of coach and achieve better results from now on, but Cristiano Ronaldo also has issues outside of football that concern him.

For example, allegations of rape in the past, with the issue returning to the forefront due to the New York Times' intention to publish relevant documents, with Portuguese lawyers trying to block this.

The case is more or less known. Kathryn Mallorca had complained that in June 2009 the Portuguese had raped her in a room on the 57th floor of the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, only to withdraw the accusation after she had compromised with the CR7 side, taking $ 375.000.

Years later and specifically in the summer of 2018, a few days after the transfer of Ronaldo to Juventus, Magiorga had brought the issue back to the top, but in 2019 he was acquitted. To get to 2021 now, in a little while 2022, with the issue continuing to occupy Cristiano. And he is concerned because the New York Times intends to publish various documents related to this case.

What the two sides say

This intention of the newspaper provoked the reaction of the lawyers of the Portuguese ace, who are trying to block the whole process.

"Las Vegas police have a legal obligation to release documents that are public under the Nevada Public Records Act - as police have acknowledged in this case. "We will oppose this illegal attempt to interfere with the public's right to see government documents," the New York Times said in a statement. following.

"There is a good reason for banning the disclosure of the Las Vegas Police Department investigation file because it contains stolen documents that the plaintiff illegally obtained from an alleged hacker from whom her lawyer specifically requested privileged lawyer-client communication."