I've been reading so much Nevada law for the past 48 hours that I haven't been able to carry out my day job 100% - worrying about what would gonna be presented tonight. Not that I could make a difference in the case, that wasn't the reason, but just so I could study up and follow proceedings. I've been reading all the relevant statutes in the Nevada civil code and criminal code, most notably
NRS 171.080, which states that there is no statute of limitations in Nevada for certain crimes, such as, as listed in it's number 1; "If, at any time during the period of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.095, a victim of a sexual assault, a person authorized to act on behalf of a victim of a sexual assault, or a victim of sex trafficking or a person authorized to act on behalf of a victim of sex trafficking, files with a law enforcement officer a written report concerning the sexual assault or sex trafficking, the period of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.095 is removed and there is no limitation of the time within which a prosecution for the sexual assault or sex trafficking must be commenced."
I've also read all the definitions in the Nevada statutes what constitutes "battery", "assault", "coercion", "fraud", and everything else listed in the document put forward by Leslie Stovall. Just out of pure interest and in trying to anticipate what would be brought forward tonight at the press conference.
And then this sun-tanned, pony-tailed fucking weirdo goes on Television and all he says is "claim claim claim", "money money money", explaining how a person can lose income from emotional distress in general terms, and calling the so called 'rape' which is at the center of the case an "alleged" rape. It doesn't get any dumber.
I've been worried for days, but this is a huge sigh of relief.
ALSO;
I expected him to address on which grounds they would claim that the statutes of limitations of civil claims would have to be set aside in this particular case. In Nevada, as I have learned during these past hours, the statutes of limitations of civil claims are between 2 and 4 years. This is a vital point in the case, because it's not like you can sue someone after 9 years when the limitation on the civil claims expired years ago. It would take something extraordinary for that to happen, and he didn't go into that subject at all. Especially since those very civil claims have already been determined by an NDA, I really expected him to go into that.
Note; I'm talking about civil claims here, not criminal charges; It is well known that since 1997, "sexual assault" as a criminal charge does not have a statute of limitation at all; it can be tried at anytime.
But as for the civil claims in the case, the way I understand it, they have 1) already expired and 2) they were already settled by the NDA.
Yes, the LVMPD are investigating the criminal aspect of the case, but with a dumbass lawyer like this representing Mayorga, and with the focus he has (civil claims), and the fact that it all went down 9 years back, I don't see LVMPD ever going to charge Ronaldo in a criminal case. For that to happen, her representatives at the very least would have to bring forward some hard, valuable evidence, and judging by this press conference there really is nothing to speak of.
What a fucking farce.