LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for a woman who has accused soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 in Las Vegas says the legal action has not been dropped but the court venue has been changed.
Attorney Larissa Drohobyczer said Wednesday that a federal lawsuit filed against the player continues.
That's despite the voluntary dismissal last month of a state lawsuit filed last September against Ronaldo in Nevada.
Drohobyczer says the same claims were in both lawsuits.
Drohobyczer she's awaiting word that Ronaldo has been served with legal papers so the federal case can proceed.
Ronaldo plays in Italy for the Turin-based based soccer club Juventus.
His attorney Peter Christiansen declined to comment about the lawsuits.
Christiansen has denied the rape allegation but acknowledged Ronaldo and the woman met in 2009. He says they had consensual sex.
