Cristiano Ronaldo asked to submit DNA in rape case

LOS ANGELES: Las Vegas police have asked football star Cristiano Ronaldo to present a DNA test as a feature of their examination concerning assault charges made against him.

The five-time world player of the year — who plays for Italian association champions Juventus — has passionately denied the allegations, and his attorney Peter Christiansen said the demand was standard methodology.

"Mr Ronaldo has constantly kept up, as he does today, that what happened in Las Vegas in 2009 was consensual in nature, so it isn't amazing that DNA would be available, nor that the police would make this extremely standard demand as a component of their examination," he said in an announcement.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said it had made an official demand to Italian specialists, including it is "making indistinguishable strides for this situation from in some other rape to encourage the gathering of DNA proof".

Previous model Kathryn Mayorga, 34, of Las Vegas, made the allegations against the now 33-year-old Ronaldo in a protestation recorded a year ago in the province of Nevada.

She guarantees in the wake of meeting the footballer at a Las Vegas club, he assaulted her at his inn suite on June 13, 2009 — just before he joined Real Madrid from Manchester United for a then-world record €94 million.

Mayorga's attorneys have said beforehand she promptly detailed the supposed assault to the Las Vegas police and experienced a therapeutic examination.

A private intercession was sorted out with delegates of Ronaldo, Mayorga and their legal counselors, where she asserts she was paid $375,000 to stay silent.

Ronaldo's legal advisors have said that the non-exposure understanding marked with the previous model was "in no way, shape or form an admission of blame".

Mayorga's lawyer has said the model consented to an out-of-court settlement to shield her name from opening up to the world, however was roused to stand up by the #MeToo development against lewd behavior.

Her lawyer couldn't quickly be gone after remark, however in the past said the assention ought to be made invalid and void since it was made when she was experiencing outrageous mental pressure.

Ronaldo is generally viewed as one of the best footballers ever of diversion, having won the Champions League title multiple times — once with Manchester United and multiple times with Real Madrid.

He likewise driven Portugal to the Euro 2016 title in France.

Juventus marked him a year ago from Real for €100 million, the most at any point paid for a player matured more than 30.

Ronaldo has for quite some time been promoted as a worldwide face of football and his picture has turned into a market mover. At the point when the assault charges previously became visible, shares in Juventus plunged on the stock trade.

Forbes magazine says he is one of only three competitors to be given a deep rooted shrink by US sportswear maker Nike alongside NBA whiz LeBron James and resigned ball legend Michael Jordan.