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‘I wanted to change the stigma’: Nikita Hand on winning a civil rape case against Conor McGregor

The Guardian UK · 14 October 2026 at 11:00

‘I wanted to change the stigma’: Nikita Hand on winning a civil rape case against Conor McGregor

The popularity of Hand’s book Not the Perfect Victim is the latest twist in a story that puts the spotlight on how society responds to sexual assault allegations Nikita Hand had a compelling reason to not pursue a civil rape case against Conor McGregor .

She was, in her own view, an imperfect victim.

The day of the assault, she had been partying with alcohol and cocaine before contacting McGregor, who took her to a Dublin hotel.

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‘I wanted to change the stigma’: Nikita Hand on winning a civil rape case against Conor McGregor

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