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Her Name Is Kathryn: The Woman Who Accuses Ronaldo of Rape - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International

An American woman claims Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in Las Vegas. Years ago, the soccer star paid her to remain silent. Now, the woman is going public for the first time and filing a complaint against Ronaldo. She possesses a document that could be extremely dangerous for him. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Her mother Cheryl, 66, remains behind, a diminutive woman with dark hair pulled up in a bun. She chooses her words carefully. “It’s never left her. Every day, she lives it,” she says. “There were times when she would call me and his – he would be on a billboard or whatever, and she would just completely disintegrate. Having to walk into a store to get a pint of milk, and you’ve got his picture everywhere. (…) He’s the soccer god that everybody thinks is just perfect and flawless. (…) And she can’t even get out of bed some days.” Cheryl Mayorga shakes her head. “It’s just wrong. We’re behind her 100 percent.”

I believe Kathryn Mayorga. Do you?

[todaviia]

I know this is scooting very close to the “omg why is no one reblogging this” territory, but the fact how little waves this is making in the football fandom is honestly terrifying to me.

People here make social justice issues out of every single thing, from bad interview quotes to that time someone thought Pulisic was dating a Trump supporter (he wasn’t) to “is it racist to say you don’t want your club to promote inhumane regimes overseas?”

But now one of if not the most famous player of this sport gets accused of rape and there is almost nothing. This story has been out for days. It’s not some vague, easily dismissed “he said she said” situation.

One of the leading investigative newspapers of Europe has published an article making very credible claims that accuse him of rape. At least 20 people were involved with the fact-checking over multiple weeks, according to Spiegel. The victim herself and multiple family members are quoted verbatim, Her story matches the results of a rape kit taken at the time (which is quoted in the article) as well as the original police report (which Spiegel also posted), filed one day after the assault, where she accuses a world famous athlete of raping her but doesn’t want to disclose his name because she was scared of the repercussions. Photos exist of her with Ronaldo from the day of the rape. A forensic psychiatrist’s evaluation is quoted that  confirms she suffers from PTSD due to the rape.

Spiegel has, thanks to Football Leaks, papers proving that Ronaldo hired a team of “Reputation Specialists” that followed her and her family around in order to make her appear unstable and to dissuade her from pressing charges. Spiegel also has E-Mails from Ronaldo to his lawyer where freely admits she said “no” and told him to stop multiple times before and during the rape. 

Honestly this is the clearest and best researched rape accusation that I have ever come across. And I see so many fangirls on here keep posting Ronaldo pics and ignoring this because it’s inconvient for them when it’s their fave.

[thelovejandles]

ariana grande may be privileged in her wealth and status but the number of devastations and stressors she has endured in the past year and a half, many of which occurred in quick succession over the past month or so, is enough to strain the resilience of any person and she’s managed to come back again and again and again anyway. so miss me with that dismissive attitude towards her suffering right now and check in again when you understand that her choice to retreat from the absolute venom of the public eye is completely valid. show some compassion for a fellow human.

[preventive]

via weheartit

[zaynharry]

[firsthome]

[soshesawildflowerxo-deactivated]

Then the universe stopped and I thought “It’s going to be you, isn’t it?”

And the universe smiled, because I finally understood

[harlivy]

Lily from Hannah Montana was clearly a lesbian and her being straightwashed was one of the greatest acts of lesbophobia I’ve ever witnessed

[emperor-ing-deactivated20191108]

what if the shift towards absurd non-sequitur humor has all along been priming us to find randomly generated robot humor funny

[ithelpstodream]

[reginaslapdog]

A study also revealed that water is a liquid, snow is cold and fire is hot.

[this-blog-is-so-gay]

I hope you dont hear any homophobic comments this Christmas. I hope no one asks you why you dont have a boyfriend/girlfriend yet this Christmas. I hope your girlfriend/boyfriend is invited to Christmas dinner this year and isn’t referred to as your “friend” or “roomate”. May this Christmas be kind to your tender gay heart.

[betterbrighterbecki]

2018 is the year of kissing girls reblog if you agree

[humansofnewyork]

“My husband had a sudden heart attack a few months ago. It was just a few blocks from here. They called me in to identify his body and then just let me walk right out onto 7th Avenue. I felt so lost. My friends were wonderful and supportive but eventually everyone moves on with their lives. I don’t have children. And I’m not a workaholic. So I was left with this intense loneliness and void. I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep. Then one day I started researching dogs that are good for grief and depression. And ‘poodle’ kept popping up. But when I went to the rescue fair, all the poodles were gone. There was this one old dog in the back that nobody was looking at. She was skin and bones. She was trembling and scared and mucus was running out of her eyes. She seemed so fragile. She reminded me of myself. I named her Grace because I think my husband sent her to me. She’s my first dog. She’s been pure joy. We spend all our time together. She’s gained her weight back. She comes with me to therapy. We’re getting better together.”

[jewisheleven]

sometimes a family isn’t a man and a woman. sometimes a family is two bros chilling in a hot tub five feet apart cause they’re not gay.

[dirtyhippiie]

[egregious-bitch]

Ah yes, I too find date-rape drug references hilarious.

[worldwariotwo]

ah yes. I too need to chill the heck out

[hismami]

call me baby girl and cuddle me to sleep