Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor (36) has been ordered to pay nearly 250,000 euros ($259,950) in damages after a jury found that he sexually assaulted a woman in Dublin in 2018.
The jury, consisting of eight women and four men, reached its verdict after deliberating for six hours and 10 minutes.
The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, claimed that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018, and that another man, James Lawrence, was also involved. This was revealed during two weeks of testimony in Ireland’s High Court.
McGregor denied the allegations, asserting that the encounter with Hand was “fully consensual” and rejecting claims that he caused any bruising to her.
Hand’s lawyer informed the jury that when Hand was referred to a sexual assault treatment unit the following day, a doctor became so concerned about her injuries that they ordered photographs to be taken.
BREAKING: A jury in a civil court has found that Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor raped a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 22, 2024
Sky News Correspondent @ConnorGillies reports from Dublin.https://t.co/PN2vMPKFCt
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Hand said that she and a friend made contact with McGregor, who she knew, after a work Christmas party. She said they were driven by McGregor to a party in a penthouse room of a south Dublin hotel where drugs and alcohol were consumed.
She said McGregor took her a bedroom in the penthouse and sexually assaulted her. Hand’s lawyer, John Gordon, said Hand was on anti-depressants, and “full of drugs” at the time of the alleged assault.
Speaking outside the court, Hands said she was overwhelmed by the support she had received and that she felt vindicated.
“I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be, speak up,” she said.
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