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Man Utd's Ronaldo in rape arrest
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mr Ronaldo attended the police station voluntarily
Manchester United football star Cristiano Ronaldo has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Scotland Yard confirmed a man in his 20s was arrested after attending a police station for a pre-arranged appointment on Wednesday.
The arrest is part of an investigation into allegations of rape at a hotel in central London on 2 October. A second man attended but was not arrested.
The Manchester club said it is "not commenting at the moment".
Ronaldo, 20, attended the station and was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police's specialist Sapphire team.
He is being held in custody while he is interviewed 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, but has not been arrested.
BBC crime correspondent Neil Bennett said normal procedure was for the police to interview alleged victim and alleged perpetrator and send a file to the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether anyone should be charged.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4357914.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4357914.stm
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mr Ronaldo attended the police station voluntarily
Manchester United football star Cristiano Ronaldo has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Scotland Yard confirmed a man in his 20s was arrested after attending a police station for a pre-arranged appointment on Wednesday.
The arrest is part of an investigation into allegations of rape at a hotel in central London on 2 October. A second man attended but was not arrested.
The Manchester club said it is "not commenting at the moment".
Ronaldo, 20, attended the station and was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police's specialist Sapphire team.
He is being held in custody while he is interviewed 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, but has not been arrested.
BBC crime correspondent Neil Bennett said normal procedure was for the police to interview alleged victim and alleged perpetrator and send a file to the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether anyone should be charged.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4357914.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4357914.stm