Nov 23, 2024 02:46 AM IST
A jury in Dublin discovered that McGregor sexually assaulted Nikita Hand at a lodge within the Irish capital after an evening of heavy partying in December 2018.
Conor McGregor has responded to the decision within the civil trial accusing him of “brutal” rape and battery. On Friday, the MMA champ misplaced his highly-publicised sexual assault lawsuit and was ordered to pay the plaintiff practically $257,000 in damages. Following the jury’s verdict at Ireland’s excessive court docket, the 36-year-old expressed his “disappointment” and vowed to make an enchantment in an announcement shared on social media.
Conor McGregor breaks silence after dropping civil rape trial
A jury in Dublin discovered that McGregor sexually assaulted Nikita Hand (additionally identified – Nikita Ní Laimhín) at a lodge within the Irish capital after an evening of heavy partying in December 2018. The UFC star had testified in opposition to the allegations, claiming that he by no means compelled the plaintiff to do something and that that they had consensual intercourse. He additionally testified that the girl had fabricated the allegations in opposition to him.
Taking to X, previously Twitter, simply hours after the decision, McGregor wrote, “I will likely be interesting immediately’s determination. The decide’s instruction and the modest award given was for assault, not for aggravated or exemplary damages. I’m upset that the jury didn’t hear all of the proof that the DPP reviewed. I’m with my household now, targeted on my future. Thank you to all my assist worldwide.”
During Friday’s listening to, Hand’s legal professional John Gordon argued that McGregor had taken out his anger on his shopper after dropping a combat in Las Vegas two months previous to the rape. “He’s not a person, he’s a coward,” Gordon instructed jurors, including, “A devious coward and you need to deal with him for what he’s.” Recounting the horrific night time she was abused by McGregor, Hand mentioned that he tried to place her in a choke maintain a number of occasions.
“Now you understand how I felt within the octagon the place I tapped out 3 times,” McGregor instructed Hand, who instructed the court docket she feared for her life in the course of the incident. “He let me go and I keep in mind saying I used to be sorry, as I felt that I did one thing improper and I wished to reassure him that I wouldn’t inform anybody so he wouldn’t harm me once more,” she went on, including that she later instructed him to do no matter he wished, following which he had intercourse together with her, reported New York Post.
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