A lady who has accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a resort bed room has advised a civil court docket she feared she would by no means see her daughter once more when the blended martial arts (MMA) fighter was “choking” her.
The lady is claiming civil damages towards the Irish fighter and one other man, James Lawrence, alleging they sexually assaulted her in December 2018.
However attorneys for the fighter, nicknamed “Notorious”, are contesting the allegations and have accused her of tried “extortion”.
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The lady broke down as she described how she froze in the course of the alleged assault, which she mentioned “felt like it was going on for ages.”
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Conor McGregor greets followers exterior the Excessive Court docket in Dublin. Pic: PA
On her second day of proof on the Excessive Court docket within the metropolis on Wednesday, she accused Mr McGregor of pinning her to the mattress and urgent his entire physique weight on her so she couldn’t breathe.
She might solely transfer her head, she mentioned and remembered “biting [Mr McGregor] really hard and then his arms were around me and choking me.
“I used to be attempting to struggle as a lot as I might. He put his arm round my neck and choked me 3 times,” she told the court.
“I simply froze and I could not transfer or breathe and I saved trying on the bedpost and pondering of my daughter.
“I just kept thinking I would die and not see my daughter again.
“He let me go and I bear in mind saying I used to be sorry, as I felt that I did one thing improper and I needed to reassure him that I would not inform anybody so he would not harm me once more.”
‘Disappointed and upset’
The woman, who alleges she was “in impact raped” by the MMA fighter, visibly shook while giving evidence, and apologised to the court as she broke down several times, and asked for a number of breaks.
The jury was shown CCTV footage of her, a friend, and the two men, arriving at the Beacon Hotel on the night of 8 December and leaving at around 6pm the following day.
She was filmed returning to the hotel with Mr Lawrence and then leaving by taxi shortly before 10.30pm, but she said she had “no reminiscence” of any of the footage which was performed.
The plaintiff mentioned she needed to depart her job and has not been capable of work because the alleged incident because of psychological well being points.
Her relationship together with her associate ended months afterwards, and she or he needed to transfer out of her house, and her mortgage is now in arrears, she mentioned.
The court docket additionally heard that she has spent greater than €4,000 (£3,331) on GP, pharmacy and psychotherapist prices however has since stopped seeing a counsellor as a result of she will not afford the classes.
The lady was left with in depth accidents, together with purple and blue bruising alongside her palms and wrists, a bloodied scratch to her breast and tenderness to her neck after she was positioned in a “choke-hold” by Mr McGregor, the court docket was advised.
Legal professionals for Mr McGregor say that what came about between them was consensual.
In response to questions from John Gordon SC, her defence barrister, she mentioned she was “disappointed and upset” that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) determined to not prosecute each defendants after she made a grievance to the Irish police and advised officers she felt she was being handled in a different way as a result of one of many suspects was a well-known individual.
Mr Gordon beforehand advised the court docket McGregor and the plaintiff knew one another and had sometimes been in touch on social media.
He mentioned after going out with associates within the metropolis on the evening of the alleged incident, she contacted the fighter, who picked up her and a good friend in his automotive.
The court docket was advised that McGregor “came on to her”, however she didn’t wish to have sexual activity with him as she was on her interval.
The case continues.
