Irish Court Rejects Conor Mcgregor’s Appeal In Sexual Assault Case

Conor McGregor has mislaid his effort to overturn a jury’s bid that he compensates a female who accused him of raping her, pinch Ireland’s tribunal of entreaty rejecting nan entreaty successful its entirety.

The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, alleged that nan martial arts combatant sexually assaulted her connected 9 December 2018. A assemblage past November ordered McGregor to salary her astir €250,000 (£216,000) successful damages.

McGregor, 36, denied nan allegation and said he had “fully consensual sex” pinch Hand. He besides denied causing bruising to nan plaintiff.

In nan entreaty heard earlier this month, lawyers for McGregor said nan judge erred successful directing nan assemblage to determine whether he “assaulted” alternatively than “sexually assaulted” nan victim.

Judge Brian O’Moore said connected Thursday that nan entreaty tribunal had nary uncertainty nan wide effect of nan proceedings judge’s complaint was to show them nan cardinal allegation by Hand against McGregor was that he had raped her.

McGregor’s ineligible squad had besides based on that nan judge should not person allowed a statement of questioning during cross-examination regarding McGregor’s “no comment” responses successful a constabulary interview. That crushed was besides rejected.

Hand said successful a connection extracurricular nan court: “To each subsister retired there, I cognize really difficult it is but please don’t beryllium silenced … You merit to beryllium heard, you besides merit justice. Today, I tin yet move connected and effort to heal.”

Hand told nan precocious tribunal successful November that she and a friend had made interaction pinch McGregor, whom she knew, aft a activity Christmas party. She said they were driven by McGregor to a statement successful a penthouse room of a Dublin edifice wherever narcotics and intoxicant were consumed.

She said McGregor, who was not successful tribunal connected Thursday, took her to a chamber successful nan penthouse and sexually assaulted her.

Hand’s lawyer told nan assemblage that erstwhile she was referred to a intersexual battle curen portion nan time aft nan alleged assault, a expert was truthful concerned that he directed that photographs beryllium taken of her injuries.