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Lawyers for Cristiano Ronaldo are attempting to artifact Las Vegas constabulary from releasing records to the New York Times regarding their probe into the allegation that the planetary shot prima raped a pistillate successful 2009.
In November, the Metropolitan Police Department informed Ronaldo’s lawyers that the bureau was acceptable to merchandise redacted files to the newspaper, including “the transgression study and spot records; voluntary statements, a declaration of warrant/summons and communications to and from LVMPD regarding the investigation,” tribunal records show.
That prompted a Dec. 1 filing from Ronaldo’s lawyers for a protective bid successful national tribunal that would barroom the Police Department from releasing the documents. A proceeding connected the protective bid has not been scheduled.
Although Metro had indicated it would merchandise records to the Times, a akin records petition from the Las Vegas Review-Journal was denied connected Thursday.
The section said the records could not beryllium released due to the fact that they “pertain to a intersexual discourtesy victim” and due to the fact that Ronaldo was ne'er arrested.
“Here, to the grade records accusing the taxable of transgression enactment exist, determination has ne'er been an arrest,” Metro wrote successful a missive included with the denied records request. “As such, a privateness involvement arises making immoderate specified records confidential.”
The Times said declining to merchandise the records is an “improper effort to interfere with the public’s close to spot governmental documents.”
“The Las Vegas constabulary person a ineligible work to merchandise documents that are nationalist nether the Nevada Public Records Act — arsenic the constabulary person acknowledged successful this case,” Danielle Rhoades, a spokeswoman for the New York Times, wrote successful an emailed statement.
Attorneys for Metro did not respond to a petition for comment.
Leaked and stolen documents
In October, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts ruled that lawyer Leslie Stovall acted successful atrocious religion portion representing Kathryn Mayorga, who sued Ronaldo and accused him of rape.
Albregts recommended that the lawsuit beryllium dismissed and ruled that Stovall based the full civilian lawsuit connected leaked and stolen documents that were privileged accusation betwixt Ronaldo and his lawyers.
In tribunal documents, Stovall argued that his actions were justified due to the fact that helium did not bargain the documents and it could not beryllium proved that they were stolen.
Ronaldo’s lawyers, Peter Christiansen, Kendelee Works and Keely Perdue, wrote successful the Dec. 1 filing that the constabulary records should not beryllium released due to the fact that they incorporate the stolen documents.
“Defendant’s involvement successful maintaining the attorney-client privilege substantially outweighs immoderate nationalist close of entree and, thus, the taxable documents should beryllium protected,” Ronaldo’s lawyer’s wrote.
Ronaldo, present 36, is 1 of the astir recognizable and highly paid players successful sports. He has captained the Portugal shot squad and plays for the English Premier League nine Manchester United.
Mayorga, 37, is simply a erstwhile teacher and exemplary who lives successful Las Vegas.
$375,000 settlement
The 2 met astatine a nightclub wrong the Palms successful June 2009 and aboriginal went with different radical to Ronaldo’s edifice suite, wherever she said helium assaulted her successful a bedroom, according to the lawsuit.
Mayorga made a study with Metro, but the probe was dropped due to the fact that she did not place her alleged attacker, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said successful 2019.
Wolfson decided not to record transgression charges based connected a caller probe successful 2018, due to the fact that helium said excessively overmuch clip had passed and grounds failed to amusement that the lawsuit could beryllium proved beyond a tenable doubt.
In 2010, Mayorga entered a woody with Ronaldo’s representatives successful which she received $375,000 aft she said she was sexually assaulted successful a Las Vegas hotel.
Ronaldo’s attorneys person said that she and Ronaldo had sex, but that it was consensual.
The colony was publicized by German quality outlet Der Spiegel successful 2017, successful an nonfiction based connected documents from a whistleblower called “Football Leaks.”
Albregts wrote successful October that Stovall ne'er sought an morals sentiment earlier pursuing the documents from Football Leaks.
Mayorga submitted the Football Leaks documents to Metro erstwhile she requested the section reopen its investigation, Ronaldo’s lawyers wrote successful the December filing.
The constabulary record has astir 400 further documents that person ne'er been disclosed successful the national civilian case, according to tribunal documents.
Ronaldo’s lawyers besides wrote that disclosing the records would interruption his and Mayorga’s privacy.
“Public disclosure of LVMPD’s investigative record volition surely effect successful improper usage of the documents successful bid to beforehand a nationalist ungraded and circulate libelous statements, conscionable arsenic it has frankincense far,” the lawyers wrote.
Attorneys for Mayorga and Ronaldo did not respond to requests for comment.
Contact Katelyn Newberg astatine knewberg@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg connected Twitter.
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