Whereas within the penthouse suite, the girl stated within the assertion of declare that she was “beckoned” to the bed room by McGregor, who requested her to carry out a lewd act on him, which she refused. McGregor started kissing the girl and eradicating her garments, over her protestations, the assertion stated. After she bit and hit McGregor, he wrapped his arms round her neck and lifted her up 3 times, after which she ceased combating again.
McGregor then instructed her, “That’s how I felt within the Octagon, I needed to faucet myself out 3 times, that’s how I felt,” the lawsuit stated. McGregor raped her, based on the assertion of declare, and demanded she lie on the mattress subsequent to him afterward.
The lady fell asleep and awakened within the early night of Dec. 9, after which McGregor left the resort with the girl’s work colleague earlier than returning, the lawsuit stated. McGregor’s pal gave her a drink. Her solely reminiscence thereafter is of being in a taxi, based on the assertion. She stated she was later instructed by the police that McGregor’s pal stated he had intercourse together with her, however she had no recollection of it and didn’t consent.
She was examined in a sexual assault therapy unit at a hospital after her mom known as her an ambulance when she arrived residence, the lawsuit stated. In line with the assertion, bruising was discovered on most of her physique, and he or she had abrasions on her face, neck and proper breast.
A month later, the girl went to the police and reported that she had been raped, the lawsuit stated. She has not been capable of work since Might 2019, and describes a number of psychological and emotional issues due to the alleged assault.
The swimsuit seeks a sum of 1,475,110 to 1,759,850 euros, or about $1.79 million to $2.13 million. That quantity would cowl the girl’s lack of present and future earnings, the sale of her residence in a suburb of Dublin and the acquisition of a home elsewhere “to flee the reminders of the ordeal,” in addition to varied medical bills.
If this case reaches trial, it is going to be held earlier than a jury. In Eire, the usual of proof in civil circumstances is a stability of chances, which means whether or not one thing is extra seemingly than to not have occurred, whereas in felony circumstances the offense should be confirmed past an affordable doubt.