Cristiano Ronaldo’s Lawyer Says Vegas Police Seek Soccer Star’s DNA for Rape Investigation

(LAS VEGAS) — Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police in the U.S. to provide a DNA sample in an ongoing investigation of a Nevada woman's allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009, the soccer star's lawyer in Las Vegas said Thursday.

Attorney Peter S. Christiansen downplayed the development, denied the rape allegation and provided no additional details.

(LAS VEGAS) — Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police in the U.S. to provide a DNA sample in an ongoing investigation of a Nevada woman's allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009, the soccer star's lawyer in Las Vegas said Thursday. Attorney Peter S. Christiansen downplayed the development, denied the rape allegation and provided no additional details.