Connor McGregor tells court sex with rape accuser was consensual

Irish mixed martial creator Conor McGregor says enactment helium had with a women who is accusing him of rape was consensual, a tribunal has heard.

Nikita Hand is claiming civilian damages against Mr McGregor and different man, alleging she was sexually assaulted successful December 2018.

Ms Hand has accused Mr McGregor of pinning her to a furniture and raping her successful a edifice chamber successful Dublin.

The tribunal besides heard connected Wednesday that DNA samples matching the illustration of Mr McGregor were recovered connected the assemblage and underwear of Ms Hand.

Dr Charlotte Murphy said she analysed DNA swabs taken from Ms Hand's assemblage and apparel aft the alleged assault.

Profiles matching Mr McGregor’s illustration were recovered successful investigation of semen stains connected the playsuit and underwear.

Under cross-examination, Dr Murphy said the beingness oregon lack of semen did not bespeak consent.

The 2nd suspect James Lawrence, from Rafters Road successful Drimnagh, Dublin, was excluded arsenic a contributor to immoderate of the DNA profiles.

Dr Murphy besides said some straps were ripped connected the playsuit Ms Hand was wearing.

John McMahon, the co-owner of the hairdressing salon successful Dublin, wherever Ms Hand worked, said she had returned to enactment aft the incidental but had struggled and resigned successful May 2019.

Vocational assessor Elva Breen said that aft the incident, Ms Hand recovered large trouble successful moving successful a customer-facing relation and was struggling with important anxiousness and panic attacks.

Ms Hand's lawsuit has present concluded.

Taking to the basal connected Wednesday, Conor McGregor accused Ms Hand of lying.

"She didn't get her bruises from me, arsenic acold arsenic I'm aware," Mr McGregor said.

Conor McGregor said Ms Hand performed oral enactment connected him and said the enactment was enthusiastic and athletic.

He besides said erstwhile helium was leaving Ms Hand wasn't distressed oregon upset.

Danielle Kealey, who was called to springiness grounds for Mr McGregor, was determination connected the nighttime of the alleged rape.

She said she did not cognize Ms Hand well, due to the fact that they worked successful antithetic salons.

Ms Kealey told the tribunal they were collected by Mr McGregor from the salon and aft collecting Mr Lawrence, they were taken to the Beacon Hotel.

She said she knew Ms Hand and Mr McGregor went into the bedroom, but didn't cognize what was happening successful the room.

She said they "came backmost retired and everything was fine" .

She was asked if anyone seemed upset and she said no.

Mr McGregor volition instrumentality to the basal connected Thursday erstwhile proceedings resume.