Girl who received civil rape case to sue over attraction

A lady who received a civil case towards Conor McGregor is to sue him and two different folks for damages alleging they engaged in malicious abuse of courtroom processes.

In November, McGregor was ordered to pay £206,000 in damages plus prices to Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a lodge in Dublin in 2018.

McGregor had supposed to name Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins, former neighbours of Ms Hand, to present proof at his attraction earlier than withdrawing the appliance.

McGregor lost his appeal on Thursday towards the discovering that he sexually assaulted Ms Hand.

Firstly of the method, Eire’s Court docket of Enchantment was informed that McGregor had withdrawn an application to have new proof entered on the attraction.

The proposed proof was from couple Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins.

A earlier preliminary listening to was informed that they claimed to have witnessed a row between Ms Hand and her former associate Stephen Redmond in December 2018.

The courtroom heard McGregor believed the brand new proof instructed that bruising on Nikita Hand’s physique might have been brought on by her former associate.

In an affidavit, Ms Hand had described the allegations as unfaithful and lies.

The senior judges stated it was “considerably mysterious” that what they described as an “necessary and contentious” a part of the attraction had been “solid apart”.

They awarded Ms Hand prices in relation to this side of the case.

Now, Ms Hand’s solicitors have started proceedings to in search of damages from McGregor, Ms O’Reilly and Mr Cummins.

McGregor’s failed attraction was based mostly round a number of points arising from the civil trial at Dublin’s Excessive Court docket final 12 months.

They included reference to the query “did Conor McGregor assault Nikita Hand?” being requested of the jury on the difficulty paper.

McGregor’s authorized staff stated it ought to have specified sexual assault.

McGregor additionally appealed on a difficulty across the dealing with of his solutions in interviews with gardaí (Irish law enforcement officials).

His authorized staff defined that the jury heard McGregor gave about 100 “no remark” solutions to gardaí.

Talking exterior courtroom on Thursday, Ms Hand stated she was grateful for the assist she has acquired all through the civil motion.

“This attraction has retraumatised me over and over, being pressured to relive it, what occurred has had a huge effect on me,” she stated.

Ms Hand added: “To each survivor on the market, I understand how onerous it’s, however please, do not be silenced.

“You need to be heard, you additionally deserve justice. At present, I can lastly transfer on and attempt to heal.”