Conor McGregor must pay nearly 250,000 euros in damages for sexually assaulting a woman in Dublin in 2018, a jury of eight women and four men convicted this Friday, delivering its verdict after six hours and ten minutes of deliberation, finding him guilty Irish mixed martial arts fighter.
Complainant Nikita Hand 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 hearings. 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’s statement
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.
The defense of the woman who reported Conor McGregor for rape has claimed the Irish fighter used cocaine the night the alleged sexual assault occurred, while the athlete’s lawyers argue he This is a case of extortion. In a brief presentation to the jury, Judge Alexander Owens said Ní Laimhin, 35, assured in his statement to police that McGregor ““He sexually assaulted her and, in effect, raped her.” on December 9, 2018, while Lawrence, he added, “did the same.” The magistrate recalled that this is not a criminal trial, but a civil one, and that if the facts reported are proven, the victim will be entitled to compensation, which was the case.
The prosecution specified that Nikita Laimhin A hairdresser by profession, she attended a Christmas dinner organized on December 8, 2018 with a friend, during which she consumed alcohol and cocaine. Both then returned to the hair salon to continue the party, according to the alleged victim’s lawyer, John Gordon, who stressed that his client “is not and does not claim to be an angel”, while recalling that At the time she was suffering from depression and taking medication.
