An Irish civil court on Friday awarded nearly 250,000 euros ($257,000) in compensation to a woman who claimed she was “brutally raped and assaulted” by UFC star Conor McGregor in the penthouse of a Dublin hotel. judgment was made to pay.
After six hours of deliberation, the 12-member jury (eight women and four men) found McGregor liable for sexual assault based on allegations stemming from an encounter involving the plaintiff and McGregor on December 9, 2018. It was recognized that there is.
When the decision was announced, McGregor shook his head. Throughout the trial, the former UFC champion maintained that he never raped his accuser. Rather, he claimed that the two had consensual sex and that the rape allegation only surfaced later.
The accuser's lawyer, John Gordon, slammed McGregor as a belligerent fighter who sought to take out his anger over his Octagon loss on his client.
Gordon: “He's not a man, he's a coward.” said jury. “He is an evil coward and should be treated as he is.”
In emotional testimony, the woman claimed McGregor specifically referenced losing in the ring when he threatened to strangle her and kill her.
“Now you know what it felt like when I tapped out three times inside the octagon,” the woman claimed McGregor told her.
“He let me go. I remember saying I was sorry. I felt like I had done something wrong so I wouldn't tell anyone so he wouldn't hurt me again.” I wanted to reassure him,” she said.
The woman claims McGregor then let her do whatever he wanted and had sex with her.
Police investigated the incident but declined to press charges due to insufficient evidence.
Mr McGregor admitted having sex with the woman, but denied she ever told him to stop.
“This is a blatant lie among many lies,” the Irish fighter said when asked about the chokehold allegations. “Who would believe that I, a proud person, would emphasize my own shortcomings?”
McGregor's lawyer sought to dispel any ill feelings jurors might have toward his client.
Lawyer Remy Farrell said: “You may have an active dislike for him, you may even have a strong dislike for him. There's no point in pretending things might be different. ” he said. “I'm not asking you to invite him to Sunday brunch.”
