Rome: Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday strongly denied the accusations of a woman, who claims that the Portugal forward raped her in 2009.
The denial of Ronaldo, who joined Juvetus in the past summer transfer window for 112 million euros ($129 million) after spending nine years at Real Madrid, comes after the German magazine Der Spiegel revealed the identity of the woman; American model Kathryn Mayorga, reports Efe.
"I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in," he tweeted.
"Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense," he stressed.
Mayorga claims the rape took place in a nightclub in Las Vegas in the summer of 2009, when Cristiano signed for Real Madrid from Manchester United.