Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and must pay her nearly $260,000 in damages, a jury decided on Friday. - REUTERS
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00:00Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin
00:06in 2018, a jury decided on Friday.
00:09He has been ordered to pay her over $250,000 in damages.
00:13The jury reached its verdict in the civil trial at Ireland's High Court after about
00:18six hours of deliberation.
00:20The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, alleged that McGregor and another man, James Lawrence, sexually
00:25assaulted her on December 9, 2018.
00:29The jury found that Lawrence did not assault Hand.
00:32Hand said that she and a friend made contact with McGregor, who she knew, after a work
00:36Christmas party.
00:38She said they were driven by McGregor to a party in a penthouse room of a South Dublin
00:42hotel where drugs and alcohol were consumed.
00:46She said McGregor took her to a bedroom there and sexually assaulted her.
00:50McGregor denied the allegation and said he had consensual sex with Hand.
00:54He also denied causing bruising to the plaintiff.
00:57After the verdict, McGregor posted on X that he planned to appeal.
01:01Speaking outside the court, Hand said she was overwhelmed by the support she had received
01:05and that she felt vindicated.