Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Be Charged in Decade-Old Sexual Assault Case

Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after a woman identified the soccer star as her alleged attacker from a case that was 10 years old.

The Clark County District Attorney’s Office released a statement on Monday morning saying they were not going to prosecute the case after a woman named Kathryn Mayorga came forward with her allegations.

"Based upon a review of the information presented at this time," the statement read, "the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Therefore, no charges will be forthcoming."

The District Attorney's Office went into great detail explaining the background of the case in announcing their decision.

They explained, "On June 13, 2009, a female victim ('V') placed a call to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and reported that she had been the victim of sexual assault. Members of law enforcement responded to her location to take a crime report. Police transported V to the hospital so that a sexual assault examination could be conducted."

The statement continued, "A short time later, sexual assault detectives arrived at the hospital and made contact with V. Although she knew who the person was who assaulted her, V refused to identify him or disclose where the crime occurred. As a result, the police were unable to follow investigative protocols for sexual assault cases or to conduct any meaningful investigation. Without knowing the identity of the perpetrator or the location of the crime, detectives were unable to search for and impound vital forensic evidence. In addition, video evidence, showing interactions between the victim and perpetrator before and after the alleged crime, was lost. The criminal investigation was closed."

The statement went on to say, "V and Cristiano Ronaldo, through their respective attorneys, eventually reached a civil settlement related to this matter in 2010. For the next eight years, law enforcement heard nothing more from V regarding the crime or the perpetrator."

The Clark County DA continued, "On August 28, 2018, V contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, asking that her sexual assault investigation be reopened, naming Cristiano Ronaldo as the offender. In spite of the passage of over nine years, Metro investigated her allegations."

The statement concluded by saying, "A Request for Prosecution was submitted to the District Attorney’s Office on July 8, 2019. Based upon a review of the information presented at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Therefore, no charges will be forthcoming."

The accuser's lawyer, in an interview last year, told BBC News, "The MeToo movement and the women who have stood up and disclosed sexual assaults has given Kathryn a lot of courage."

Ronaldo has denied the allegations.