New York Post

Night of her nightmare?

Ronaldo & accuser partied before ‘rape’

- By NATALIE O’NEILL

The model-turned-teacher accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of rape got cozy with the soccer superstar at a Las Vegas nightclub just before he allegedly attacked her, photos that emerged Monday show.

One image shows Kathryn Mayorga, then 25, holding hands with Ronaldo, then 24, as he whispers in her ear in the VIP section of the nightclub Rain (right), where they met on June 13, 2009.

Mayorga — who alleges in a Nevada lawsuit filed Friday that Ronaldo sodomized her at a hotel hours after they met — is also seen dancing and getting close with Ronaldo (above and below), who now plays for Italian soccer club Juventus.

Mayorga had been out with friends at the now-shuttered club, telling the German newsmagazi­ne Der Spiegel that she hadn’t consumed much alcohol because she was on a strict diet.

After going to the club, Ronaldo invited her to the Palms Casino Resort, where he pulled her onto a bed and raped her as she screamed, “No!” her suit charges.

Mayorga went to police the day after and evidence of the alleged incident was collected at a hospital, according to Britain’s Sun.

She says she received $350,000 via a nondisclos­ure agreement from Ronaldo in 2010, but decided in the wake of the #MeToo movement to break her silence.

Ronaldo on Sunday called Mayorga’s allegation­s “fake news.”

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