Conor McGregor has deleted a furious tirade against his rape victim after he awarded her €250,000 in a civil sexual assault case.
A civil court jury found the 36-year-old UFC star had sexually assaulted Nikita Hand, 35, at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.
A jury of eight women and four men returned their verdict on Friday afternoon, awarding Ms Hand substantial damages for her claim after deliberating for six hours and 10 minutes.
Ms Hand told the Mail she hoped to win her civil claim because she was telling the “truth from day one”.
Hand, however, lost her lawsuit against McGregor’s friend James Lawrence, whom she also accused of assaulting her that same night.
In a now-deleted post, McGregor quickly criticized the verdict and vowed to appeal, stressing that he was hoping to be “vindicated” like his friend was.
Referring to the “egregious accusation,” he said: “Two men falsely accused.” One vindicated, the other soon to be!
‘Congratulations to James Lawrence on the absolute exoneration! Twice this heinous accusation was made and twice it was proven FALSE! LIES!
Conor McGregor leaves the High Court with his girlfriend Dee Devlin. A civil court jury found he had sexually assaulted a woman in a south Dublin hotel in December 2018.
McGregor took aim at the decision, while highlighting his friend’s ‘vindication’ to his 10 million followers on X. He has since deleted this post.
Ms Hand joined her family and supporters and said she felt vindicated by the outcome.
“It is absolutely disgraceful what they put you through here. Shameful!
I hope to see him vindicate himself and attack those responsible in court!
‘We know what happened that night! Everyone present knows it, but it was ignored.
‘Each and every statement from the people present that night was ignored. And everyone questioned Nikita’s LIES!
‘However, James, they believed you, but only in certain parts for some strange reason. And apparently they didn’t believe Danielle Kealy at all. Comic!’
McGregor then referenced Ms Hand’s testimony in court, which included accusations that she feared being “gang raped”.
During the trial, the prosecutor asked: ‘Don’t you remember that she told you that she woke up and two bodyguards came into the room and she thought she was going to be gang-raped?
—And you ran away because you thought the security guard was going to rape you?
McGregor deleted his own tweets but reposted this supportive tweet.
James Lawrence, Conor McGregor’s co-accused, was also accused of sexually assaulting Ms Hand, but was acquitted.
James Lawrence released his own statement on Saturday night, which McGregor reposted on his X account, in which he revealed that he intends to counter-sue Ms Hand for damages.
Mrs Hand said she didn’t remember it because it was “all over the place”.
In his post, McGregor continued: ‘Also with the damages (60k and 188k, interesting choice of figures) it seems like they didn’t believe Nikita much either.
‘How could they? Her original story was that she was gang-raped by security and kicked out of the hotel on foot. Absolute nonsense.
I will never know how these lies were accepted. A court of feelings and opinions that people have been brainwashed through the mainstream media. Not actually!
‘The presentation in court was the laughing stock of everyone present. As clear as daytime bias.
‘This is not a court of hard evidence and truth. It is a kangaroo court of opinions and feelings. We’re not done yet. Not even close. No chance. We keep fighting!
‘Justice and truth will prevail! Appeal! Appeal! Appeal! Plus others. Congratulations Jaime! Onward and upward!’
In another post, she wrote: “I falsely accused a man of rape and lost.”
McGregor has since deleted the posts.
McGregor strongly disputes Ms Hand’s account and has stated his intention to appeal the civil court’s decision.
However, she shared a photo on Instagram with her son Mack, who was born in December of last year.
McGregor has four children with his fiancée, Dee Devlin, with whom he has been in a relationship since 2008.
Although he has deleted his angry rant, McCregor has reposted a tweet from Keith Woods which reads: “As expected, spokespersons for Official Ireland are taking advantage of today’s ruling against Conor McGregor to brand him a rapist.”
“My personal opinion is that there is very little that makes sense in this case and I was surprised by the guilty verdict.”
He then proceeded to list 10 “key details” about the case before adding: “It is obvious from the reactions of regime spokespersons to this that they are happy with the opportunity to destroy McGregor’s reputation and neutralize his voice in politics.” Irish, something they’ve been doing. eager to do since he spoke out and expressed the voice of many voiceless Irish people last year.
“Whatever your feelings towards Conor, he doesn’t deserve the horrible rapist label for this.”
The jury in the High Court civil case found that McGregor sexually assaulted Ms Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018, after a three-week trial that attracted significant attention.
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor and his partner Dee Devlin leave the High Court
Conor McGregor, his partner Dee Devlin and his mother Margaret outside the High Court in Dublin, November 22, 2024
The jury awarded €60,000 in general damages, damages for loss of profits of €135,026, agreed medical expenses of €4,557.64 and future loss of profits of €50,000.
The compensation for damages awarded in total amounted to 188,603.60 euros. No aggravated damages or exemplary damages were awarded.
The total compensation awarded amounted to 248,603.60 euros.
The standard of proof in a criminal case is higher than in a civil case, as jurors must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt before they can convict. In a civil case, this standard is lower and a verdict can be reached based on the balance of probabilities.
The jury at McGregor’s trial was told that the balance of probabilities meant they had to decide whether something was more likely to have been true or not.
After her victory, Mrs Hand told the Irish Mail on Sunday that the result means her young daughter does not have to grow up in a world where she has to “shut up and say nothing”.
When asked how she felt the day after her marathon court trial, which attracted worldwide media attention, she admitted: “I’m just exhausted, to be honest, I’m very tired,” adding: ” ‘He’s just trying to take it day by day now.’
She also said she has been inundated with calls, texts, emails and messages of support after a jury in a civil trial awarded her damages against McGregor.
“I am very overwhelmed with the support I have received now.”
When asked if he expected to win the case, he responded, “Win?” Yes, yes, yes. Yes, because my story is true. I always believed in my heart that I would win.’
Referring to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)’s decision not to proceed with a criminal trial, he added: “Obviously with the DPP, that didn’t work, but yes, I always felt like I was going to win because I was telling the truth from day one. , You know?