Conor McGregor launched his first assertion after a jury discovered him liable of sexual assault in a civil case filed in opposition to him in Eire.
The jury handed down the decision on Friday after McGregor was accused of sexually assaulting a lady named Nikita Hand in a Dublin resort again in 2018. Consequently, McGregor was hit with damages and ordered to pay Hand €248,603.60 (approx. $258,440).
Whereas McGregor rushed out of the courtroom with out chatting with reporters, he issued a press release by way of Twitter addressing the allegations alongside together with his plans to enchantment the decision.
“I will probably be interesting in the present day’s choice,” McGregor wrote. “The choose’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, centered on my future. Thanks to all my assist worldwide.”
I will probably be interesting in the present day’s choice. The choose’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, centered on my future.…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 22, 2024
James Lawrence, one other defendant additionally accused of assault alongside McGregor, was discovered not liable.
The allegations in opposition to McGregor stemmed from an incident that occurred in 2018 when Hand accused the UFC fighter of sexually assaulting her on the Beacon Lodge penthouse suite in Sandyford, Dublin, Hand and her attorneys argued in court docket that she was out with McGregor when he tried to drive her to have intercourse.
Throughout testimony, Hand claimed that she later instructed a pal that McGregor “raped and battered” her.
McGregor later testified in court docket and admitted to having intercourse with Hand however claimed all acts have been consensual. The 36-year-old fighter said in court docket that the intercourse was “athletic, bodily” however he vehemently denied assaulting her.
Whereas testifying in court docket, McGregor additionally instructed Hand’s lawyer “your shopper is stuffed with lies. All the pieces is a lie.”
A two-year investigation by police ended with none felony prices being filed however Hand finally filed a lawsuit in opposition to McGregor with the trial beginning in November and finally working for 11 days earlier than the jury handed down the decision.
