Mixed martial arts star McGregor sexually assaulted woman in 2018, jury finds

dublin — 

Irish mixed martial arts combatant Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a pistillate astatine a enactment successful Dublin successful 2018 and indispensable wage her astir 250,000 euros ($259,950) successful damages, a assemblage decided connected Friday.

The assemblage of 8 women and 4 men reached its verdict successful the civilian proceedings astatine Ireland's precocious tribunal aft six hours and 10 minutes of deliberation.

The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her connected Dec. 9, 2018, and that different man, James Lawrence, did the same, the tribunal heard during 2 weeks of evidence.

The assemblage recovered that Lawrence did not battle Hand. McGregor near the tribunal without commenting.

McGregor, 36, denied the allegation and said helium had "fully consensual sex" with Hand. He besides denied causing bruising to the plaintiff.

Hand's lawyer told the assemblage that erstwhile she was referred to a intersexual battle attraction portion the time aft the alleged assault, a doc was truthful acrophobic that helium directed that photographs beryllium taken of her injuries.

Hand said that she and a person made interaction with McGregor, whom she knew, aft a enactment Christmas party. She said they were driven by McGregor to a enactment successful a penthouse country of a southbound Dublin edifice wherever drugs and intoxicant were consumed.

She said McGregor took her to a chamber successful the penthouse and sexually assaulted her. Hand's lawyer, John Gordon, said Hand was connected anti-depressants, and "full of drugs" astatine the clip of the alleged assault.

Speaking extracurricular the court, Hand said she was overwhelmed by the enactment she had received and that she felt vindicated.

"I anticipation my communicative is simply a reminder that nary substance however acrophobic you mightiness be, talk up," she said.