Conor McGregor spoke out for the first time after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018. The Irish fighter was found guilty in civil proceedings and forced to pay 250,000 euros for the facts which were proven as decided by the jury. However, the sentence is not final and the Irishman has therefore announced that he will appeal the sentence.
“I will appeal today’s decision. The judge’s instruction and the modest compensation awarded concerned assault and not aggravated or exemplary damage. I am disappointed that the jury did not hear all of the evidence reviewed by the DA’s office. Now I am with my family, focused on my future. Thank you all for your support,” McGregor wrote via X, formerly Twitter.
Sentence against McGregor
Conor McGregor must pay nearly 250,000 euros in damages for sexually assaulting a woman in Dublin in 2018, a jury made up of eight women and four men ruled this Friday, delivering its verdict after six hours and ten minutes of deliberation, declaring the he guilty man of Irish mixed martial arts. fighter.
The complainant Nikita hand She alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018 and that another man, James Lawrence, did the same, the Irish High Court heard during two weeks of evidence. McGregor, 36, denied the accusation and said he had “fully consensual sexual relations” with her. He also denied causing a bruise.
The complainant’s lawyer testified to the jury that when she was transferred to a specialized treatment unit the day after the alleged sexual assault, a the doctor was so worried who ordered photographs of his injuries to be taken. Nikita Hand testified that she and a friend contacted McGregor, whom she knew, after a work Christmas party. According to her, McGregor took them to a party at the penthouse from a south Dublin hotel, where they were using drugs and alcohol, and he sexually assaulted her. Hand’s attorney, John Gordon, said Hand was taking antidepressants and was “high” at the time of the alleged assault.
McGregor appeared in court in Dublin a few days ago, saying the complaint was “full of lies”. The notorious He admits to having had sexual relations with Laimhin, but assures that it was consensual at all times and that there was no type of abuse. According to him, The sex was “consensual, vigorous and energetic,” but “not rough.”. Questioned by the woman’s lawyer, the fighter continued in his thirteen years. “Your client is full of lies.”
The lawyer also reminded McGregor that he squeezed Laimhin’s wrist so hard that it left a mark on him for several days, which McGregor again denied. Additionally, he added that the two had been exchanging messages for a long time and she was sending him provocative ones, until they met at the Beacon Hotel. There, according to the Irishman, she kissed him as soon as he entered the room, They had consensual sex and then left with total normality.
