Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded £280,000 by the lawyer of his rape accuser following the dismissal of sex attack claims.
CRISTIANO RONALDO has been awarded £278,000 by the lawyer of his rape accuser for acting in "bad faith" in relation to bogus sex claims. Leslie Stovall, Kathryn Mayorga's lawyer, was ordered by a US judge to personally hand over the cash to the world's highest-paid sportsman. 2 Cristiano Ronaldo in action for Al Nassr, his new club. Credit: Getty Kathryn Mayorga was photographed with Ronaldo in a Las Vegas nightclub. Credit: AP:Associated Press It comes after the 38-year-old former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus forward claimed the attorney's "reckless conduct" in the long-running case had prejudiced him. The actor has always denied raping Mayorga, 40, in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009, claiming they had consensual sex, and no charges have ever been filed. Mayorga claimed Ronaldo paid her £275,000 in 2010 to keep her quiet about the incident and prevent her from filing criminal charges. However, eight years later, after Football Leaks rev