How did Kathryn Mayorga say the alleged 2009 incident was arranged and where in the Las Vegas hotel did it reportedly occur?

1. How Mayorga says the encounter was arranged — nightclub meeting and invitation to a suite

Mayorga’s civil complaint and contemporaneous reporting say the initial contact happened at the Rain nightclub inside the Palms Hotel & Casino, where she and Ronaldo crossed paths; the complaint states Ronaldo invited her, a friend and others up to his penthouse/suite to enjoy the view of the Strip ^{[1] [2]}. Multiple outlets repeat that account: CNN reports they met at the Rain nightclub and that Ronaldo “invited her, her friend and others to his penthouse suite” ^[1]; Al Jazeera likewise says she met him at Rain and alleges the assault occurred in a penthouse suite ^[2].

2. Where Mayorga says the alleged assault took place — Palms penthouse/rooftop/suite

News coverage consistently locates the alleged incident at the Palms property in Las Vegas. Descriptions vary between “penthouse suite,” “rooftop suite,” “suite” and references to Palms Place, but the consistent element is the Palms Hotel & Casino complex: Der Spiegel, The Independent and other reporting state the alleged assault occurred in a penthouse or suite at the Palms ^{[6] [7] [8]}. British and U.S. outlets repeat the same location in summarizing Mayorga’s account ^{[9] [10]}.

3. Differences and ambiguities in the record — suite type and exact room

Reporting uses different terms — “penthouse suite,” “rooftop suite,” “Palms Place suite” and more — reflecting either evolving descriptions in documents or varying editorial choices; no single article in the provided set identifies a precise room number or an uncontested label beyond “suite/penthouse at the Palms” ^{[11] [3] [7]}. This variability matters legally and narratively: press summaries point to the Palms penthouse/suite but the exact physical location inside the hotel has not been uniformly specified in the sources provided ^[8].

4. What police records and contemporaneous actions show

Mayorga called Las Vegas police on June 13, 2009, and police records and reporting note she went to a hospital where alleged injuries were documented; however, early reports say she initially did not give the name of an assailant or the precise location to investigators, which limited the immediate police investigation ^{[6] [4]}. Later she named Ronaldo in follow-up interviews and then, weeks later, signed a settlement and confidentiality agreement that sources say involved a $375,000 payment ^{[4] [5]}.

5. Competing perspectives and legal aftermath

Ronaldo has denied the assault allegations and has consistently said any sexual encounter was consensual ^[5]. His lawyers have characterized settlement payments as not being an admission of guilt ^[4]. Las Vegas police reopened the 2009 investigation in 2018 after Mayorga went public, but later reporting and court filings describe complex litigation over settlements, alleged “fixers,” and disputed documents; some courts found prosecutorial or counsel-related problems in later civil proceedings ^{[2] [8] [5]}.

6. What the available reporting does not resolve

The provided sources do not supply an uncontested, single-source blueprint of the exact room number, a floor plan, or incontrovertible contemporaneous proof of the precise in-suite location; instead, they consistently point to a suite/penthouse at the Palms Hotel & Casino ^{[1] [6] [7]}. Available sources do not mention independent photographic or hotel-room registry evidence presented in public reporting within these excerpts ^[8].

7. Why the wording matters — narrative, legal strategy, and public perception

Descriptions — “penthouse,” “rooftop,” “suite,” “Palms Place” — shape readers’ mental image and can have legal implications in discovery and investigation. Mayorga’s account, as reported, links the sequence (nightclub → invitation → suite) and a later settlement; Ronaldo’s denials and the existence of a settlement have been emphasized by his camp as not constituting an admission ^{[1] [4]}. Different outlets foreground different details, reflecting editorial judgment and available documents ^{[6] [2]}.

Bottom line: Across major reports, Kathryn Mayorga says she met Ronaldo at the Rain nightclub inside the Palms and that the alleged assault occurred in a suite/penthouse at the Palms Hotel & Casino; the exact internal description of the room varies in reporting and the sources here do not provide a single, definitive room identifier ^{[1] [6] [7]}.