rape accuser

Lawyers representing football star Cristiano Ronaldo are set to return to court today in a legal battle over the hush money he paid in 2010 to a woman who accused him of raping her. The player had paid Kathryn Mayorga – who has waived her right to anonymity – $375,000 (£275,000) in hush money. She had alleged he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in June 2009 – which he vehemently denied. A lawsuit seeking a further payout was dismissed in June last year by US District Judge Jennifer Dorsey over bad-faith conduct and the use of stolen confidential…