'An abominable crime' - Ronaldo denies rape allegations

AP

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied "accusations being issued against" him and called rape an "abominable crime".

The 33-year-old Ronaldo has been accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga. She has said the football great raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

Ronaldo posted a video on Instagram shortly after a civil lawsuit was filed in Nevada last week, calling it "Fake. Fake news."

Yesterday, Ronaldo tweeted in both Portuguese and English.

Ronaldo wrote: "I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense."

In a second tweet, he added: "My clear conscience will thereby allow me to await with tranquility the results of any and all investigations."