International soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face criminal charges over a rape accusation against him, The Associated Press reported Monday.
Prosecutor Steve Wolfson said in a statement obtained by the outlet that after reviewing a new police investigation, the claim by accuser, Kathryn Mayorga, that Ronaldo raped her at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2009 could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
{mosads}Ronaldo’s attorney, Peter Christiansen, had previously said the sexual encounter between the player and Mayorga was consensual.
Christiansen did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
Mayorga, a former model and schoolteacher, has a lawsuit pending against Ronaldo alleging that he or those working for him allowed terms of a confidential financial settlement with Mayorga to become public, according to the AP.
The firm representing Mayorga did not immediately respond to a request for comment.