UFC superstar Conor McGregor has lost his sexual assault lawsuit and has been ordered to pay damages. For the past two weeks, McGregor has been at the center of a public civil trial in which he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Dublin.
According tro his accuser Nikita Hand, McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel in December 2018. McGregor claims that he had consensual sex with the accuser, but on Friday, a jury found him guilty of the crime.
The jury awarded Hand $328,000 in damages as a result of the verdict.
Conor McGregor found guilty in the civil trial where he was accused of sexual assault. Per the report, damages awarded total out at just over $328,000. https://t.co/txuelAx9wF
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 22, 2024
McGregor refused to comment on the verdict while leaving the courthouse.
BREAKING: No comment from Conor McGregor as he leaves court to a media flurry, pic.twitter.com/eYEsferlY5
— Paul Healy (@Healyhack) November 22, 2024
Hand spoke to the media after the verdict.
“I’m overwhelmed by the support I’ve received from everybody…I want to show that every boy and girl that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is and justice will be served. To all the victims of sexual assault I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be, speak up, you have a voice, keep up fighting for justice. ”
BREAKING: Nikita Hand speaks outside court. pic.twitter.com/H1K4eit8Ug
— Paul Healy (@Healyhack) November 22, 2024
Hand had previously filed a criminal complaint against McGregor, but the local prosecutor’s office decided not prosecute the case because believed there “was no reasonable prospect of a conviction.”
Via The Guardian
Hand, a 35-year-old hair colourist who grew up in the same area of Dublin as McGregor, took the civil court case primarily to be vindicated, her barrister had told the court, after the director of public prosecution decided not to pursue a criminal case on the grounds there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction.
Update: McGregor released a statement on social media following the verdict.
I will be appealing today's decision. The judge's instruction and the modest award given was for assault, not for aggravated or exemplary damages. I am disappointed that the jury did not hear all the evidence that the DPP reviewed. I am with my family now, focused on my future.…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 22, 2024
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Conor McGregor Found Guilty Of Assaulting Woman, Ordered To Pay $328,000 In Damages
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