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Conor McGregor accused of ‘violently’ sexually assaulting
woman in bathroom at NBA Finals
By Jeremy Layton and Jenna Lemoncelli
June 15, 2023 1:24pm Updated
NY Post
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been accused of “violently” sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom at Kaseya Center, the home of the Miami Heat.
The incident allegedly took place at Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Heat and Denver Nuggets – where McGregor was a part of the in-arena entertainment and also made headlines for punching the Heat’s mascot.
McGregor’s representatives denied the allegations to TMZ.
According to demand letters from attorney Ariel Mitchell, obtained by The Post, the victim was separated from her friend by Heat and NBA security, where she was forced into a bathroom inside the arena.
McGregor then emerged from a stall and forcibly kissed the woman, who was kept inside the bathroom by security guards that also wouldn’t allow anyone else inside.
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Conor McGregor has been accused of raping a woman at the NBA Finals in Miami.
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The victim was able to escape by elbowing him multiple times, but left her purse behind, which the letters claim McGregor’s security guards “held hostage.”
The woman then allegedly got her purse back and reported the incident to authorities.
“We are aware of the allegations and are conducting a full investigation,” the Heat said in a statement to The Post. “Pending the outcome of the investigation, we will withhold further comment.”
NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement to The Post that the league is “aware of the allegations and are working with the team to gather more information.”
Mitchell told TMZ that after the woman reported the alleged assault on Sunday, a police officer encouraged her to seek an attorney.
The woman is seeking settlements with the NBA, the Heat and McGregor in lieu of litigation, according to the letters.
“The organization is aware of the recent allegations regarding Conor McGregor and will continue to gather additional details regarding the incident,” the UFC said in a statement. “UFC will allow the legal process to play out before making any additional statements.”
The news comes one day after McGregor announced that he and his longtime girlfriend, Dee Devlin, are expecting their fourth child together.
“Things are going well,” McGregor said on Wednesday’s episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark.” “We’ve got another one on the way. There’s a lot going on.”
The former UFC champion and Devlin, 35, share three kids: Conor Jr. 5, Croia, 4, and Rian, 1.
This is not the first time McGregor has been accused of sexual assault.
In March 2019, it was reported that McGregor was under investigation in his native Ireland for sexual assault, stemming from a December 2018 incident.
He was arrested the following month, four people familiar with the probe told the New York Times.
At the time, a spokesperson for McGregor called the allegation a rumor that had been “circulating for some time.”
The Times reported that McGregor was not formally charged.
The woman later sued McGregor for assault and personal injury in January 2021, according to the Associated Press.
Separately, McGregor was arrested and charged with two felonies in South Florida in March 2019 for stealing the cell phone of someone who was trying to take his photo.
Florida prosecutors dropped the criminal charges two months later.
The incidents came after McGregor received a six-month suspension and was fined $50,000 in January 2019 following a post-fight brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018.
The Irishman pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in 2018 after he threw a hand truck at a bus containing UFC fighters at the Barclays Center in New York.
McGregor, who has come out of retirement three times, has been out of competition since he sustained a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
He is currently featured as a coach on the latest season of ESPN’s “The Ultimate Fighter” against Michael Chandler, with the show expected to serve as a lead-up to a bout between the two stars at a later date.
McGregor (22-6) has lost three of his last four fights.
Andrew Tate charged with rape, human trafficking in Romania
Tate's brother, Tristan, and 2 others also indicted after monthslong probe
Thomson Reuters ·
Posted: Jun 20, 2023 4:35 AM PDT |
Romanian prosecutors indicted Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects on Tuesday on charges that include human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
The Tate brothers and two Romanian female suspects are under house arrest pending a criminal investigation for abuses committed against seven women, accusations they have denied.
The four were held in police custody from Dec. 29 until March 31 before a Bucharest court put them under house arrest.
A judge will decide on Wednesday whether to prolong the detention for 30 days or replace it with a lighter measure.
A lighter measure? Since they have been charged with very serious crimes, why not throw them back into jail?
Andrew Tate, 36, has also been charged with raping one of the victims, while Tristan, 34, has been charged with instigating others to violence, according to prosecutors.
Trafficking of adults carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years, as does rape.
"We embrace the opportunity [a trial] presents to demonstrate their innocence and vindicate their reputation," a spokesperson for the Tates' legal team said.
The trial will not start immediately.
Under Romanian law, the case gets sent to the court's preliminary chamber, where a judge has 60 days to inspect the case files to ensure legality.
Child trafficking
Prosecutors also said they were investigating the four suspects in a separate ongoing case on allegations of money laundering, witness tampering and child and adult trafficking.
The indictment also sought the confiscation of property, luxury watches, cash and cryptocurrency seized by prosecutors during the investigation.
"I'm sure this case has absolutely nothing to do with stealing my wealth," Andrew Tate tweeted on Tuesday.
Used false pretences, indictment alleges
The Tate brothers are former kick-boxers who have U.S. and British nationality with millions of online followers. In 2022, Andrew Tate was the world's eighth-most Googled person, trailing only figures such as Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Vladimir Putin.
In the past Andrew Tate has compared women to dogs and said they bear some responsibility for their rape. He has said he moved to Romania after being investigated in the United Kingdom on charges of sexual assault, which were ultimately dropped.
Tristan Tate smiles while walking out of a Bucharest police station on March 31, with his brother Andrew seen in the background, to the right. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
Romanian prosecutors have said the Tate brothers recruited their victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.
The victims were then taken to properties outside the capital Bucharest, and through physical violence and mental intimidation were sexually exploited by being forced to produce pornographic content for social media sites that generated large financial gain, prosecutors said.
The case will be a test for Romania's anti-organized crime prosecuting unit DIICOT, which last year investigated 458 new trafficking cases and convicted 138 sex and labour traffickers, according to an annual trafficking report from the U.S. State Department.
There is a lot of cleaning up needs to occur in eastern Europe and this is a good start.
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