Irish MMA star Conor McGregor has been sentenced in civil court for the rape of a woman, we learned this Friday. He will have to pay damages to the plaintiff.
Conor McGregor guilty. This week, Conor McGregor appeared at the High Court in Dublin to face closing arguments following charges of alleged rape dating back to December 2018. This Friday, the civil court in this case delivered its verdict ordering the Irish athlete to pay damages to the plaintiff, Nikita Hand. The woman accused Conor McGregor of having “brutally raped and beaten” her in a hotel room in Dublin (Ireland). For his part, the accused always claimed that the sexual relationship was consensual, reports AFP.
When leaving the High Court in Dublin after the announcement of his conviction, the MMA star, accompanied by his wife, refused to answer questions from journalists present on site.
Nikita Hand reacted to the media: “I want to show everyone that you can defend your interests if something happens to you, no matter who the person is,” she said following the announcement of the conviction of Conor McGregor.
another sexual assault complaint in 2023
This is not the only legal case that concerns Conor McGregor. Indeed, during the summer of 2023, a woman accused the Irish star of having sexually assaulted her during an NBA final match taking place in Miami. A woman had accused McGregor of “violently” assaulting her in the restroom of Miami's Kaseya Center during the Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets basketball game, according to letters from the victim's lawyer cited by the media ESPN and TMZ Sports, AFP reported at the time.
According to these same documents, the Irishman had “aggressively kissed” the woman and attempted to perform several sexual acts on her under duress. Facts also denied by Conor McGregor.
As a reminder, now aged 36, Conor McGregor is one of the biggest stars in UFC history. The one who has not returned to the octagon since July 2021 continues to announce his return to the cage in the coming months.
