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Former UFC Fighter, Conor McGregor Accused Of Sexual Assault In New Lawsuit

A woman who previously accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her at an NBA game in 2023 has filed a lawsuit against the former mixed martial arts fighter, who was found liable for sexual assault in a separate case late last year.

The lawsuit, filed by attorney James Dunn in the Southern District of Florida, alleges McGregor sexually assaulted the woman while attending an NBA game at the Kaseya Center, the home arena of the Miami Heat, on June 9, 2023, though McGregor has denied the allegations and authorities declined to bring criminal charges in the matter.

The unnamed woman—described as a 49-year-old vice president of a “high-profile financial institution”—claims she was grabbed by McGregor, 36, and pulled into the men’s restroom, where she was then sexually assaulted by McGregor.

An acquaintance of the woman said she and the woman tried to leave the arena before the incident and were approached by an unnamed member of McGregor’s team, who said McGregor would “kill me if I lose you” and requested the woman meet McGregor elsewhere, according to the lawsuit.

Staff and security at the Kaseya Center—a co-defendant accused of gross negligence—allegedly prevented the acquaintance from following the woman and McGregor into the bathroom (the Kaseya Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment).

The Kaseya Center provided “special treatment” to McGregor by allowing him to pour his own alcoholic drinks and failed to cut off his access to those drinks, the lawsuit claims, and the arena’s staff had “chargeable knowledge of a heightened risk of battery being carried out” by McGregor.

The woman has requested more than $75,000 in damages, medical treatment costs and other relief at an amount that would be determined by a court.

Barbara Llanes, McGregor’s attorney, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: Forbes

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