A civil jury in Eire dominated that Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a lady in a penthouse after an evening of partying in 2018.
The girl who claimed the UFC fighter “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin lodge penthouse was awarded almost 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday.
The girl needed to take a number of breaks in her emotional testimony as she mentioned that McGregor had threatened to kill her through the encounter. The protection mentioned the girl had by no means advised investigators that McGregor had threatened her life.
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Conor McGregor leaves the courtroom, because the courtroom breaks for the jury’s determination within the civil motion case, P Ní Laimhin v. McGregor & Anor, in Excessive Court docket 24 at Chancery Place in Dublin. (David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile through Getty Photographs)
A paramedic who examined the girl the subsequent day testified that she hadn’t seen somebody with that depth of bruising.
McGregor put her in a chokehold a number of instances and later advised her, “Now you know the way I felt within the octagon the place I tapped out 3 times,” referring to an Final Combating Championship when he needed to admit defeat, she mentioned.
She feared she would die and by no means see her daughter once more.
“He let me go, and I keep in mind saying I used to be sorry, as I felt that I did one thing unsuitable, and I wished to reassure him that I wouldn’t inform anybody so he wouldn’t damage me once more,” she mentioned.
She mentioned she then let him do what he wished, and he had intercourse together with her.
Conor McGregor attends the “Highway Home” New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Heart on March 19, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Manoli Figetakis/WireImage)
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McGregor mentioned the 2 had intercourse that was athletic and vigorous, however not tough. He mentioned “she by no means mentioned ‘No’ or stopped” and testified that every thing she mentioned was a lie.
“It’s a full-blown lie amongst many lies,” he mentioned when requested concerning the chokehold allegation. “How anybody might consider that me, as a prideful individual, would spotlight my shortcomings.”
Additionally they confirmed surveillance video in courtroom that they mentioned appeared to point out the girl kiss McGregor’s arm and hug him after they left the lodge room. Farrell mentioned she appeared “glad, glad, glad.”
McGregor beforehand was accused of sexually assaulting somebody in a rest room at an NBA Finals sport in 2022, however he averted prices.
Conor McGregor of Eire prepares to combat Dustin Poirier through the UFC 264 occasion at T-Cellular Area on July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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McGregor, who hasn’t fought since 2021, was set to return to the ring at UFC 303, however his harm saved him away from the Octagon.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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