Updates from the sixth day of a civil case
against Conor McGregor at the High Court in Dublin, where Nikita
Hand is seeking damages. https://t.co/FBZRFcjNUU— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror)
November 13, 2024
Conor
McGregor denied that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2018
during testimony on Wednesday in a civil lawsuit filed against the
UFC star, according to a report from the Irish Mirror.
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During a hearing in Dublin High Court on Wednesday, McGregor took
the stand and gave his account of events that allegedly occurred at
the Beacon Hotel in Dublin on Dec. 9, 2018. McGregor and another
man, James Lawrence, are accused of raping Nikita Hand that
night.
“I thought we were getting on well. She was very boisterous, very
energetic, very enthusiastic as I began zipping up my trousers
after using the toilet, we began kissing and became more passionate
and it took off from there,“ McGregor said during testimony.
“She performed oral sex on me at that moment. We were both clothed
and then began to take off our clothes. It progressed very
quickly.”
Last week, Hand
provided testimony with her account of the alleged sexual
assault that occurred that night. She claimed that Mcgregor forced
himself on despite her attempts to deny his advances.
“I said no I don’t feel comfortable, I know of Dee, I know her
family,” Hand said last week. “I was trying to talk him around that
I didn’t want anything. I didn’t want to have sex and I wasn’t
there for anything like that. He just wasn’t taking no for an
answer. He then pinned me onto the bed,” Hand said last week. “Kept
telling me to relax babe. He pinned me down on the bed. I remember
putting my arms up against my chest. He just kept pushing his
weight down on top of me.”
Emergency room gynecologist Daniel Kane, who treated Hand after the
incident, testified last week that his examination was “consistent
with the outline of the events as described by [Hand.]” Kane also
noted “multiple body injuries” including a “multiplicity of
bruises” on the victim.
On Wednesday, McGregor denied that there was any bruising or other
injuries as a result of the encounter.
“I will tell you where she didn’t get them, from me,” McGregor said
of the bruises. “I would say the sex with me was athletic, physical
and it was prolonged and it was in a multitude of positions. “I had
my hands on hips, buttocks, back of legs, no time did I go near her
neck. At no time did I bite her, did she bite me. At no time did I
scrape her, nor did she scrape me.”
Hand filed the civil lawsuit against McGregor in 2021 and is
reportedly seeking damages of $1.79-$2.13 million for lost wages, a
change of homes and medical expenses. Neither McGregor nor Lawrence
are facing criminal charges.