Judge dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo's sexual assault case due to 'bad faith conduct'


On Friday, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey dismissed all charges of sexual assault against

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football royalty Cristiano Ronaldo due to plaintiff Kathryn Mayorga's attorney Leslie Mark Stovall on grounds of bad-faith conduct.

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The judge revealed that stolen and leaked documents containing

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Ronaldo's attorney-client discussions were being used in their case against the 37-year-old athlete.

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According to People, the judge from Las Vegas ruled, "Stovall's repeated use of stolen,

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privileged documents to prosecute this case has every indicia of bad-faith conduct.

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Dorsey continued, "And because the record shows

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that he and Mayorga have extensively reviewed these documents and used them to fashion the very basis of Mayorga's claims.

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Additionally, she noted, "Simply disqualifying Stovall will not purge the prejudice from their misuse.

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