Cristiano Ronaldo's brother has dismissed the rape allegations made against the Juventus star as 'rubbish' and says his home island of Madeira 'will stand behind him'. The Portuguese footballer has been accused of raping Kathryn Mayorga, an American model, in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. He has a big impact here because he's done a lot for the island,' Aveiro told The Times. 'Around half a million people come to the [CR7] museum each year. Ronaldo maintains that what happened in the aftermath of a night of drinking in a Las Vegas nightclub was consensual.

Source: Daily Mail October 22, 2018 07:30 UTC