A lawsuit has been filed in opposition to UFC celebrity Conor McGregor with accusations of sexual assault following an alleged incident that befell at a Miami Warmth basketball sport in 2023.
The lawsuit, obtained by MMA Preventing on Wednesday, was filed within the U.S. District Court docket, Southern District of Florida on Jan. 14 by the alleged sufferer, who’s recognized solely as Jane Doe as a approach to defend her id. The 49-year-old lady is recognized as a resident of Miami-Dade county in Florida and “employed as a Senior Wall Road Vice President at a excessive profile monetary establishment.”
McGregor is called within the lawsuit, together with the Miami Warmth, after the Irish fighter allegedly assaulted the sufferer in a rest room throughout an NBA Finals sport almost two years in the past. An investigation into the alleged assault occurred in 2023 however no felony expenses had been ever filed in opposition to McGregor.
Now, the alleged sufferer is searching for a lawsuit with damages for ”previous and future medical remedy, compensatory damages, prices” and retaining the precise to hunt punitive damages as effectively.
In keeping with the lawsuit, Jane Doe met McGregor on the Kesaya Middle’s Courtside Membership after the Miami Warmth sport ended they usually engaged in an “amicable dialog.” The lawsuit alleges that Kesaya Middle employees and safety supplied McGregor a number of bottles of Correct No. 12 Irish whiskey and tequila.
The lawsuit alleges {that a} good friend of the sufferer informed her “we’re leaving” however a member of McGregor’s safety workforce or considered one of his associates approached them and mentioned “Conor informed me to return get you” earlier than allegedly grabbing her by the wrist and led her to a rest room.
The alleged sufferer claims she requested for McGregor’s good friend or safety guard to launch her, however the individual informed her “No, Conor will kill me if I lose you.” McGregor then allegedly exited the lavatory, grabbed the sufferer’s hand and led her into the boys’s toilet.
(Editor’s word: A number of the allegations beneath are extraordinarily graphic.)
McGregor then allegedly led her right into a stall however safety wouldn’t permit her good friend to observe.
The lawsuit alleges that the sufferer used the lavatory, and whereas she was sitting on the bathroom, McGregor allegedly “tried to forcefully place his unprotected penis into [her] mouth with out her consent.”
The sufferer states that she resisted earlier than standing up after which tried to go away the stall however McGregor allegedly “slammed” her in opposition to a wall face first, put her in an arm lock and “tried to forcefully place his unprotected penis into [the victim’s] anus with out her consent.”
Because of the alleged assault, the sufferer claims she suffered “bodily, psychological and emotional damages.”
Following information that the lawsuit had been filed in opposition to McGregor, his lawyer Barbara Llanes issued a press release expressing confidence that the case can be dismissed.
“After a radical investigation on the time, the State’s Lawyer concluded that there was no case to pursue,” Llanes mentioned. “Virtually two years, and a minimum of three legal professionals later, the plaintiff has a brand new false story. We’re assured that this case too might be dismissed.”
Following the preliminary investigation into the allegations, Miami police opted to not file expenses in opposition to McGregor together with his lawyer stating on the time that “after a radical investigation, together with a evaluation of movies and interviews with eyewitnesses, the authorities have concluded that there isn’t any case to pursue in opposition to [Conor McGregor].”
This newest lawsuit filed in opposition to McGregor comes after a jury in Eire discovered him liable of sexual assault in a separate civil case stemming from an alleged incident that occurred again in 2018. McGregor maintained his innocence earlier than and after the trial and vowed to attraction the decision.
Now, he faces new allegations on this newest lawsuit filed in opposition to him in Florida.
