imagine blowing up bridges and telling drivers we’ll replace it sometime.
Máirtín Ó Loċlainn
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![Dublin rape case
In March 2019, The New York Times reported that McGregor was under investigation by the Garda Síochána (police), following allegations of a sexual assault on a woman in a Dublin hotel in December 2018.[230][231] A second allegation of sexual assault was reported in October 2019, regarding an assault on a woman in a car alleged to have taken place earlier that month.[232]
In January 2021, after prosecutors declined to prosecute McGregor for the 2018 alleged sexual assault, a civil claim for damages was launched in the High Court. A spokeswoman for McGregor said in a statement that the allegations against him were "categorically rejected" and that he was "confident that justice will prevail" in the civil case.[233][234] In March 2022, the High Court made a pre-trial discovery order against McGregor requiring the Gardaí to disclose certain information and documents gathered by them.[235]
The civil action was taken against McGregor by Nikita Hand, who alleged he violently beat and raped her in Dublin in December 2018. The trial began in the High Court in Dublin on 5 November 2024, with Mr. Justice Alexander Owens as judge.[236][237][238] On 22 November 2024, the jury returned their verdict and found that McGregor had raped Hand. Accordingly, McGregor was ordered to pay Hand nearly €250,000 in damages.[239][240][241][242] On 5 December 2024, Justice Owens ordered McGregor to pay the entirety of Hand's legal costs, approximately €1,500,000, and said that he may begin contempt of court proceedings against McGregor for his comments about the case on social media after it concluded.[243][244][245] During his cross-examination, McGregor admitted to using cocaine.[246][247][238]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xzoy4zpdem4qwxvag6q3athr/bafkreib5unkjsj65ppmke4qz5dpfvkx2wwb76sgmxu2azuwcwepz35slly)
