A lady who accused Irish blended martial arts fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a Dublin resort six years in the past has received her declare in opposition to him for damages in a Excessive Courtroom civil case.
McGregor had denied an accusation that he “brutally raped and battered” the lady and left her bruised, in December 2018.
The UFC fighter and boxer beforehand instructed Eire’s excessive courtroom he had consensual intercourse in a penthouse on the Beacon Lodge.
The girl misplaced her lawsuit in opposition to McGregor’s buddy James Lawrence, whom she additionally accused of raping her.
After deliberating for six hours and 10 minutes, the jury returned with their verdicts within the civil trial in opposition to McGregor.
The full quantity of damages awarded to the sufferer by the jury was €248,603.60 (£206,637).
She stated she and a buddy made contact with McGregor, whom she knew, after a piece Christmas get together. She stated he drove them to a celebration in a penthouse room of a south Dublin resort, the place medicine and alcohol have been consumed.
She stated McGregor took her a bed room within the penthouse and sexually assaulted her.
Her lawyer instructed the jury that when she was referred to a sexual assault remedy unit the day after the alleged assault, a physician was so involved that he ordered that pictures be taken of her accidents.
McGregor shook his head because the jury of eight ladies and 4 males returned with their verdict following two weeks of proof.
The 36-year-old was accompanied by his household, together with his companion Dee Devlin, his mother and father, his sister and his brother-in-law.
The usual of proof in civil instances is on the steadiness of chances and the onus of proof rests on the plaintiff.
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