I don’t think this has hit the news in the USA but football (soccer) star Ronaldo is accused of raping a woman in Las Vegas and then covering it up. The woman signed an agreement and was paid off

So, LOTS of trigger warnings but I found the end of the article (in part 2) interesting from a legal perspective. The woman’s new lawyer is trying to have the contract made void for two reasons. First, the woman was psychologically not competent to sign. Second, the contract is void as it covers up a criminal act.

I don’t think we’ve had an explicit ruling that this kind of contract is void for covering up a rape. (Please correct me if I am wrong.)

Here’s the story.

Part 1
m.spiegel.de

Part 2

m.spiegel.de

Again, trigger warnings abound. I admit to skim skipping some paragraphs after the first assault.