Conor McGregor faces sexual assault charges in court as civil trial begins

Conor McGregor and a woman suing him for sexual assault faced off in a courtroom Tuesday as the civil trial over allegations against the UFC star began.

The procedure was stopped in Ireland – about three years after a hair dyer, Nikita Ni Lamhainfiled a lawsuit alleging that McGregor and another man had sex with her against her will after a Christmas party in 2018.

Accordingly The Irish TimesNikita testified that she had been drinking alcohol and doing cocaine at a holiday gathering at her workplace on December 8, 2018… when McGregor picked her and her friend up a short time later and took her to a nearby hotel.

She claimed she thought they were just continuing to party – but said McGregor forced himself on her while lying in a bed in a penthouse suite at the hotel. She later explained that another man, James LawrenceHe also sexually harassed her in the hotel.

A doctor testified that the woman suffered multiple injuries to her body after the encounter. He also told the court that a tampon Nikita had in her vagina later had to be removed with tweezers.

Neither McGregor nor Lawrence reportedly spoke in court during the day – but the two have made it clear that they deny the allegations … and claim that everything that happened was consensual.