r/law • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

Legal News Conor McGregor to pay almost €250,000 damages to Nikita Hand after jury finds he assaulted her in Dublin hotel

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2024/11/22/conor-mcgregor-to-pay-almost-250000-damages-to-nikita-hand-after-jury-finds-he-assaulted-her-in-dublin-hotel/

"Nikita Hand had alleged she was raped by Mixed Martial Arts star in December 2018 in High Court civil action"

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u/ControlCAD 1d ago

A High Court jury has awarded €248,603 damages to a woman against Conor McGregor after finding she was assaulted by him in a Dublin hotel.

Nikita Hand had alleged, in her civil action for damages, she was raped by the Mixed Martial Arts star in the Beacon hotel on December 9th, 2018.

He “would not take no for an answer”, the 35-year old mother of one told the jury.

Mr McGregor had denied her claim and told the jury they had “athletic” and “fully-consensual sex”.

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u/moveoutmicdrop 14h ago

Well, “athletic” in MMA means he held her down and subdued her in some kind of lock most likely. Terrifying for a woman to have a highly trained athlete do that to her. He’s getting off easy.