2nd man arrested over Ronaldo 'Rape Case' Friday, November 04, 2005
2nd arrest in Ronaldo's case
A second man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a woman by Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
The man, in his 20s, attended a police station by appointment on Tuesday and was arrested on suspicion of rape. He was then released on bail.
Ronaldo was arrested last month over the alleged rape at a London hotel on 2 October. He was also released on bail.
The Portuguese international has strongly denied the woman's claim.
In October, his agent Jorge Mendes said in a statement that the allegation was the "product of imagination and fantasy".
Categorically repudiated
He said the accusation was "totally and categorically repudiated" and that "investigations will demonstrate, these charges are not based on any credible facts".
Ronaldo, 20, voluntarily went to a police station in Manchester and was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police's specialist Sapphire team.
He was questioned for several hours about allegations made by a woman that she was raped in the penthouse suite of a hotel the day after Manchester United played Fulham.
A man in his 30s also kept an appointment at the police station at the same time as Ronaldo, but has not been arrested.
