# MeToo
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:58 pm
I see that Cristiano Ronaldo is now facing allegations of rape and the alleged victim states that the reason she is bringing this forward now is because of the MeToo movement.
Whatever about the facts of this case it looks to me that we will likely see more and more of these claims. At some point sportsmen will probably have to stop going out and enjoying themselves for fear of being accused of all sorts.
Ronaldo is claiming this fake news.Ms Mayorga told Der Spiegel that the #MeToo movement is part of the reason she is now speaking out and her lawyer believes the non disclosure agreement is no longer valid as Ronaldo's lawyers, "knowing that the plaintiff was a ‘vulnerable person’... repeatedly threatened to falsely and publicly accuse the plaintiff of consenting to sexual intercourse with the defendant in order to accuse the defendant of sexual assault to obtain money".
Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of rape in Las Vegas in 2009 and paid the alleged victim $375,000 to keep it secret, according to a civil complaint filed in a Nevada court last week.
Kathryn Mayorga, 34, attended a party in Ronaldo's hotel suite on the night the attack allegedly took place, according to a story in German news magazine Der Spiegel.
Last night, the Juventus forward dismissed the claims as "fake news" on Instagram: "What they said today: fake, fake news. They want to be famous, to say my name. It’s part of the job. I’m a happy man and all good."
Whatever about the facts of this case it looks to me that we will likely see more and more of these claims. At some point sportsmen will probably have to stop going out and enjoying themselves for fear of being accused of all sorts.