Sex romp gone wrong, Ronaldo goes into hiding

GENDER BENDER: When they all booked into a motel, the AC Milan striker discovered the prostitutes were men.

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New Delhi: Brazilian football star Ronaldo has gone into hiding after being caught up in a sex scandal with three cross-dressing prostitutes late on Sunday.

Having dropped off his girlfriend at her house in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night, Ronaldo allegedly picked up three prostitutes. When they all booked into a motel, the AC Milan striker discovered the prostitutes were, in fact, men.

According to Rio police, he alleges the transvestites then tried to extort money from him and all of them were interrogated by police on Monday.

Nobody has yet been charged. Police, though, admitted he was accused by one prostitute of using drugs and not wanting to pay.

Associated Press reports:

The AC Milan striker, in Brazil recovering from a knee surgery, canceled two TV appearances, and local media said he will continue physiotherapy at his home.

Police said Ronaldo committed no crime, but he was accused by one prostitute of using drugs and not wanting to pay.

Prostitution is legal in Brazil.

"It is necessary to clarify that no formal accusations were made against Ronaldo," read a statement on the player's Web site.

"An advocate of social causes, Ronaldo has never used drugs and has always been admired by children in Brazil and around the world. There are indications of an extortion attempt in which the Milan striker is the only victim."

Ronaldo acknowledged to police he knew they were prostitutes but did not realize they were cross-dressers until getting to a motel in the early hours Monday morning, when one allegedly tried to extort money from him to hide the story from the media, according to police.

Police released more details Tuesday, and the AP reviewed witnesses' accounts to authorities.

The motel manager - identified only as Luisa – said Ronaldo, who was dressed and appeared to be sober, tried to get rid of the prostitutes after realizing they were men.

She told police Ronaldo offered the prostitutes USD 600 to end the incident but they would not accept dollars.

The manager then converted the money into reals for Ronaldo, but before he made the payment one prostitute asked for 50,000 reals (USD 30,000) to keep the story from the

media, according to he police document.

A motel waiter, who was not identified in the police documents, told police the prostitute went to the street and yelled "the Phenomenon didn't want to pay."

Witnesses also said the prostitute who asked for 50,000 reals ripped out the phone wires to keep Ronaldo from calling for help, and broke into his car to steal his belongings, according to police documents.

That prostitute later showed local media a vehicle document belonging to Ronaldo.

Police inspector Carlos Augusto Nogueira said there was no evidence drugs were involved in the incident.

But he said Ronaldo and the prostitutes must return to the police station for further questioning next week. Nogueira added the one prostitute might be charged with extortion. Ronaldo will not be charged, Nogueira said, unless he threatened to physically assault the prostitutes, as one hinted.