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Conor McGregor could face cross-examination over statements about CCTV footage used in civil rape trial
Lawyer for Nikita Hand tells judge that Mr McGregor is â??still in breachâ?? of court order
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Conor McGregor could face being cross-examined over his sworn statement responding to a court order restraining dissemination of CCTV footage used in a High Court civil trial which culminated in a jury decision that he raped a woman in a Dublin hotel.
John Gordon SC, for Ms Hand, told Mr Justice Alexander Owens at the High Court today he wanted time to consider Mr McGregorâs sworn statement.
Counsel said his side got that statement, Mr McGregorâs second affidavit concerning the CCTV matter, just yesterday although it was sworn on February 7th.
He was objecting that Mr McGregor had not complied with one aspect of the court order concerning the CCTV and was âstill in breachâ.
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His affidavit was âentirely inadequateâ and raised âsignificantâ issues about Mr McGregorâs bona fides, counsel said.
His side wanted time to consider its reply and whether to seek to cross-examine Mr McGregor about the affidavit, counsel said.
Remy Farrell SC, for Mr McGregor, said that if Mr Gordon wanted time, he was not objecting to that.
Mr Justice Alexander Owens said he would adjourn the matter for two weeks.
It is understood Mr McGregor has said in his affidavit he has not released, to any person, copies of the CCTV footage or published or circulated it. In his earlier affidavit, he said he had deleted all copies of the CCTV, which had been discovered to him for the civil trial, from his phones and devices.
The mixed martial arts fighter was directed by Mr Justice Owens last month to provide an affidavit about the CCTV after lawyers for Ms Hand raised concerns about social media posts suggesting the footage would be released and sought an order to prevent that.
The judge granted an order restraining Mr McGregor from disseminating the CCTV, saying he considered there was âa real dangerâ Mr McGregor would disseminate it to an Italian business partner, Gabriel Ernesto Rapisarda, who reportedly posted on social media it would be released in January and would change the publicâs view of Mr McGregor and boost sales of his stout.
Ms Hand (35), a mother of one and hair colourist from Drimnagh, was awarded almost â¬250,000 damages against Mr McGregor on foot of the jury decision last November that he raped Ms Hand in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford on December 9th, 2018.
The jury found James Lawrence (35), of Rafterâs Road, Drimnagh, a friend of Mr McGregorâs, had not assaulted her in the hotel after Mr McGregor left.
The CCTV played at the trial showed Ms Hand interacting with the two men in the car park and in the elevator to and from the hotelâs penthouse suite.
Ms Hand denied the footage contradicted her claims, saying she found it a âvery hard watchâ as she was drunk and stumbling and it did not take away from the fact she was âbrutally raped and batteredâ.
When restraining dissemination of the footage, Mr Justice Owens said the civil jury had âconclusivelyâ determined Mr McGregor raped Ms Hand in the hotel.
Mr McGregor was not entitled to disseminate âbits and piecesâ of discovered material and does not get âanother runâ at the case by throwing out allegations on social media that Ms Hand lied in the case, or by using âsurrogatesâ, he said.
Dissemination of the CCTV would breach Mr McGregorâs obligations under the courtâs discovery process, be a civil contempt and a potential breach of Ms Handâs privacy rights, he said.
The judge made the order after refused an adjournment to allow Mr McGregor more time to provide an affidavit concerning the CCTV issues.
He directed an affidavit be provided by Mr McGregor within a week of the January 16th hearing. Mr McGregor, within that week, provided a very brief affidavit stating he had deleted the footage.
In his follow-up affidavit, it is understood he has said he has not released the footage to any person, including Mr Rapisarda, or circulated it online and that the orders sought by Ms Hand are unnecessary.
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