The Irish blended martial arts fighter Conor McGregor raped a girl in a Dublin lodge, the town’s excessive courtroom has been informed.
Nikita Ni Laimhin is claiming civil damages in opposition to McGregor and one other man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018.
However, the courtroom heard on Tuesday, McGregor’s legal professionals say Ni Laimhin, who has no automated proper to anonymity, is trying extortion.
The fighter, nicknamed “Infamous”, was in courtroom to listen to Justice Alexander Owens inform the jury it’s alleged Ni Laimhin was sexually assaulted by McGregor and James Lawrence on 9 December.
The decide stated that it’s alleged that the pair had “in impact raped her”.
The courtroom was informed McGregor collected Ni Laimhin, a Dublin hairdresser, and her pal following a Christmas social gathering on 8 December.
John Gordon SC for Ni Laimhin stated that the pair had been identified to one another as they had been in the identical age group, from the identical space and had mutual buddies and had been in touch at varied instances via social media.
On the time she lived within the Dublin suburb of Drimnagh together with her companion and seven-year-old daughter.
She and had been out with buddies on the night time of the alleged incident.
Gordon stated McGregor was “enormously well-known” and was thought of a “hero” round Drimnagh.
He stated that his consumer was “no angel” and “doesn’t fake to be an angel”.
On the night time, she had been consuming and had taken some cocaine. The courtroom additionally heard that she suffered from melancholy and had been on antidepressants.
The courtroom was informed that afterward within the night time, Ni Laimhin and two of her buddies returned to her salon the place they continued to social gathering and sooner or later she contacted McGregor.
McGregor collected her and her pal in his automotive, and Ni Laimhin understood they had been to be taken to a different social gathering.
He sat within the again seat with the 2 ladies, whereas his driver took them round housing estates and beeped the horn.
They later went to the house of Lawrence, who joined them within the automotive.
The courtroom was informed that McGregor had a bag of cocaine, which was shared between McGregor, the complainant and her pal.
The group, which included the complainant, McGregor in addition to his safety crew and others, then went to a penthouse suite within the Beacon lodge in Dublin.
The courtroom was informed that they had been all consuming and laughing.
At one level, McGregor went right into a bed room and beckoned Ni Laimhin to affix him.
The courtroom was informed that McGregor “got here on to her”, however she didn’t wish to have sexual activity with him as she was on her interval.
Gordon informed the courtroom that she alleged that McGregor pinned her down on the mattress and that she was no bodily match for him.
“She’s going to let you know that she was nervous, that she tried to push him off her however she was utterly unable to take action,” he added.
“You will notice photos of her fingers and wrists that are black and blue. You will notice that her left breast has a bloodied scratch. The scratch is there as a result of she was carrying a watch and had her fingers as much as shield herself. She was pressed down on and the watch scarred her breast.
“Mr McGregor then flips her over and places her arm in a lock and attracts her up by the neck. She will’t breathe. And he does it once more.
“By the third time he does it, she provides up. She will’t resist this any extra. In the middle of this he says: ‘Now you understand what it was prefer to be within the Octagon after I went down thrice.’
“She was at this level utterly terrified. She subjected herself to what was about to occur, which was a violent and harsh assault.”
It’s alleged later that she had intercourse with Lawrence, however Gordon stated she had no recollection of such an occasion ever taking place.
Ni Laimhin later went house and visited her mom, who referred to as 999. Ni Laimhin was taken to hospital in an ambulance. The courtroom was informed that she was shaking and in ache whereas being transferred to hospital.
Gordon stated: “Within the face of this, Mr McGregor will let you know that this was a consensual encounter, that they had been simply having enjoyable and a little bit of tough intercourse. That’s his reply.
“What did I say about frequent sense? Don’t be fooled into leaving it behind on this [court] room.
“What he’s saying is that she gave him a licence to hold out what has to have been a brutal assault on her physique.”
The defence claimed within the proof booklet that Ni Laimhin had a number of alternatives to complain to individuals about how she was handled however didn’t.
It might additionally declare that Ni Laimhin is engaged in an try at extortion, the courtroom heard.
Gordon stated his consumer was being referred to as a “gold digger and a fraud”, including: “Courageous. However the place is the bravery on this? Bravery finally sits with my consumer.
“As a result of she pursued her mission for vindication and compensation to which she is entitled. And for these defendants to breezily and cheekily eliminate her declare is one thing you’ll contemplate sooner or later.”
Earlier the jury was sworn in on the excessive courtroom and informed that they had been judges of reality as to what occurred and must draw a conclusion and it might be based mostly on their resolution.
The motion is predicted to final round two weeks.
Supply hyperlink
