{"id":25509,"date":"2023-06-16T01:28:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T05:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25509"},"modified":"2023-06-16T01:29:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T05:29:01","slug":"conor-mcgregor-accused-of-sex-assault-after-nba-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/06\/16\/conor-mcgregor-accused-of-sex-assault-after-nba-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor accused of sex assault after NBA game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman after an NBA Finals basketball game in Miami earlier this month.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A legal letter outlining allegations, sent to Mr McGregor and seen by BBC News, states the alleged assault took place in a bathroom at Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A lawyer representing Mr McGregor said: “The allegations are false. Mr McGregor will not be intimidated.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The City of Miami Police said an investigation had been opened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, UFC said it was aware of the allegations and was gathering further details. The Miami Heat, which hosted the NBA Finals game, said it was conducting a full investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The woman’s lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, said her client had been watching game four of the NBA Finals on Friday 9 June before the alleged incident happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In the legal letter to Mr McGregor, Ms Mitchell alleged the woman was forced into a men’s bathroom by security guards before being violently sexually assaulted by Mr McGregor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The letter claimed the woman was able to free herself from the bathroom, but left behind her purse, which she is said to have retrieved after pleading with security guards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In an interview, Ms Mitchell said she had obtained video footage showing part of the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A police report relating to the incident was made on Sunday 11 June, the City of Miami Police told BBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“This is an open investigation so no additional information can be released at this time,” a police department spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr McGregor’s appearance at the NBA Finals made headlines after the Irish former champion hit the Miami Heat’s mascot during half-time,\u00a0in an apparent stunt for a pain relief spray<\/a>\u00a0he was promoting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The person acting as the mascot was taken to a local hospital for treatment after the incident, the Athletic reported.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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