Cristiano Ronaldo: Police requested a DNA sample from Juventus as part of an investigation into rape allegations

Las Vegas police awarded a warrant for a DNA sample of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo as part of an investigation into rape charges against the Juventus striker.

Peter Christensen, the 33-year-old lawyer for Ronaldo, told the BBC that "this request is expected".

"The memo was recently sent to the Italian judicial system," the Wall Street Journal said.

Ronaldo denies assaulting Catherine Mayorga at a hotel in Las Vegas in 2009.

"Ronaldo confirmed that what happened years ago was consensual, so it is not surprising that DNA is present," said Ronaldo's lawyer in a statement.

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The German magazine Der Spiegel, who was the first to publish the rape allegations in October, said Mayorga had filed a lawsuit with the Las Vegas police shortly after the alleged incident.

The magazine said the woman had reached an agreement in 2010 with Ronaldo's lawyer for a compensation of 375,000 US dollars.

His lawyer said the " Me too) Or "Me too", launched by a group of women who claimed to have been victims of sexual harassment in the United States, encouraged her client to reopen the case.

Ronaldo's lawyers have announced that they will sue the German magazine Der Spiegel, the first to have published these accusations, and that they were instructed to seek compensation for the moral and moral injury suffered by their client. because of the violation of his personal rights.

Ronaldo describes the charges as "fabricated" and posted a video clip on his account on the Intergram website, where he wrote: "They seek fame by using my name in such cases.

Ronaldo joined Juventus early in the season from Real Madrid for more than £ 99 million.