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Conor McGregor has been unsuccessful in his civil jury appeal regarding a ruling that he sexually assaulted a woman. In November, McGregor was ordered to pay £206,000 in damages plus costs to Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018. McGregor’s appeal was based on the argument that his responses to police interviews should not have been presented to the jury. Additionally, his legal team contested the wording of a question on the jury’s “issue paper” that aided them in reaching their verdict.
Despite McGregor’s efforts, three senior judges at the Court of Appeal in Dublin rejected his appeal on all grounds. McGregor was not present during the ruling, while Nikita Hand attended with a group of supporters. The court found that McGregor’s lawyers did not demonstrate a “real risk of unfair trial” regarding the police interviews. Throughout the original trial, it was revealed that McGregor repeatedly responded with “no comment” about 100 times during police questioning.
The question posed to the jury in the issue paper inquired if Conor McGregor had assaulted Ms. Hand, with McGregor’s legal team contending it should have specified “sexual assault” instead of “assault.” The judges dismissed this argument, deeming it unrealistic to assume confusion among the jurors. McGregor’s friend, James Lawrence, also lost his appeal despite being found not guilty of assaulting Nikita Hand. Hand alleged that both McGregor and Lawrence raped her, with the defendants claiming the encounters were consensual.
Following the court’s decision, Nikita Hand expressed gratitude for the support she received during the civil proceedings. She voiced that the appeal had retraumatized her, forcing her to relive the events repeatedly. Hand encouraged other survivors not to remain silent, emphasizing the importance of being heard and seeking justice. With the appeal dismissed, she looks forward to moving on and beginning the healing process, appreciative of the opportunity to do so
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