FIFA 19

EA calls FIFA 19 cover star Ronaldo’s rape allegations ‘concerning’

Detectives with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department have reopened an investigation into soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2009, a person named Kathryn Mayorga filed a complaint against Ronaldo. She claimed that the soccer player forced her to have sex. The original 2009 complaint resulted in an investigation and medical examination at the time. But it faded away after Mayorga allegedly accepted a settlement in exchange for her silence. But now, Mayorga says she’s speaking out because of #MeToo. And her lawyers claim that Ronaldo failed to fulfill the terms of the deal.

While Mayorga seeks justice, Ronaldo sponsors like Electronic Arts are speaking up. Ronaldo is one of the cover athletes for the megapopular soccer simulator FIFA 19. That game debuted September 28, a week before Las Vegas law enforcement reopened the case. So now EA has to minimize working with an accused sexual assailant without appearing inconsiderate of a potential real victim.

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