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| Anger at cafe's rape-accused Ronaldo biscuit 'joke' | Anger at cafe's rape-accused Ronaldo biscuit 'joke' |
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| A cafe owner who sparked outrage by selling biscuits shaped to mimic rape-accused footballer Cristiano Ronaldo having sex has said he made a mistake. | A cafe owner who sparked outrage by selling biscuits shaped to mimic rape-accused footballer Cristiano Ronaldo having sex has said he made a mistake. |
| Jose Goncalves, from Our Taste of Portugal in Worcester, said he may have misunderstood the English sense of humour and he had been "surprised" at the reaction. | Jose Goncalves, from Our Taste of Portugal in Worcester, said he may have misunderstood the English sense of humour and he had been "surprised" at the reaction. |
| A centre for sexual assault victims said it was "disgusted". | A centre for sexual assault victims said it was "disgusted". |
| Ronaldo has denied assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. | Ronaldo has denied assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. |
| Lydia Johnson, a referral co-ordinator at The Glade, a sexual assault referral centre in Worcestershire, said it was never OK to make a joke about rape or sexual assault. | |
| "I couldn't really believe it when I saw it on Facebook, I was disgusted to hear about it," she said. | "I couldn't really believe it when I saw it on Facebook, I was disgusted to hear about it," she said. |
| "There's really no circumstance when it's ever going to be OK... it's disappointing and infuriating really to think anybody would think it was a good idea." | "There's really no circumstance when it's ever going to be OK... it's disappointing and infuriating really to think anybody would think it was a good idea." |
| Mr Goncalves apologised for selling the biscuits: "It was not my intention or my business's intention to make something feel really bad for everyone." | Mr Goncalves apologised for selling the biscuits: "It was not my intention or my business's intention to make something feel really bad for everyone." |
| In an earlier BBC interview, prior to his apology, the cafe owner said he had sold between 60 and 70 on Monday morning. | In an earlier BBC interview, prior to his apology, the cafe owner said he had sold between 60 and 70 on Monday morning. |
| Mr Goncalves said most people who came into the cafe "thought it was really funny so they bought them to take to their friends and family". | Mr Goncalves said most people who came into the cafe "thought it was really funny so they bought them to take to their friends and family". |
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| "They even told me it was a brilliant idea to do something different," he added. | "They even told me it was a brilliant idea to do something different," he added. |
| However, the cafe has been widely criticised on social media. | However, the cafe has been widely criticised on social media. |
| Tracy Shenton wrote on BBC Hereford and Worcester's Facebook page: "Don't see anything about rape being funny myself, very weird sense of humour." | Tracy Shenton wrote on BBC Hereford and Worcester's Facebook page: "Don't see anything about rape being funny myself, very weird sense of humour." |
| And Heather Whitehurst said: "I cannot believe anyone would find these biscuits funny. Very misguided". | And Heather Whitehurst said: "I cannot believe anyone would find these biscuits funny. Very misguided". |