A decide has instructed a courtroom docket in Dublin that a female alleges UFC big name Conor McGregor “in impact, raped her”.
The female is bringing a civil damages declare in opposition to McGregor, 36, and James Lawrence, who each deny the civil attack declare stemming from an alleged rape at a resort in Dublin in 2018. A jury of 4 guys and 8 ladies had been sworn in earlier than Judge Alexander Owens at courtroom docket 24 of Dublin`s High Court after 11am on Tuesday morning.
Empanelling a jury this morning Judge Owens stated the trial is ready a hair colourist who alleges McGregor “sexually assaulted,” “in impact raped her” on December 9, 2018, and stated that “Mr James Lawrence did likewise.” Judge Owens stated the motion isn’t always a crook case however it’s far a civil motion for attack.
He stated the jury is being summoned to decide data and instructed them: “You determine data as to what passed off and draw conclusions.”
He additionally instructed the jury to keep away from reassets at the net that might make them reviews approximately the trial. Judge Owens stated there’s a “lot of nonsense to be discovered at the net” and instructed the jurors to “live farfar from it and now no longer permit your self to be prompted through it.”
He instructed the jury now no longer to appearance up “any color pieces” or texts on Twitter or Facebook. Judge Owens stated the jurors can talk the proof among themselves and they can “make provisional exams on the subject of credibility.”
He stated they could “do a piece of homework inside the jury room,” however instructed them their discussions are exclusive among themselves and now no longer to be mentioned with everyone else or whilst they’re at home.
Judge Owens stated the jury have to determine whether or not McGregor and Mr. Lawrence did or did now no longer attack the complainant and move from there. If they determine they did, they have to then determine on awarding damages. The jury has been despatched out to choose a foreman. Mr McGregor is sitting silent in the back of the courtroom, wearing a military suit, subsequent to his father Tony and the co defendant Mr Lawrence.
Mr McGregor is being represented through Remy Farrell SC and Michael Staines solicitor, even as the female is being represented through Ray Boland SC, John Gordon SC, Siun Leonowicz Bland David Coleman solicitor. The courtroom docket has heard that the case is predicted to ultimate weeks. The motion turned into first introduced through the female in 2021 and has had some of adjournments since. The case is ongoing.