Conor McGregor was arrested in Corsica, a Mediterranean Island, for attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition while on vacation with his fiancee.
“Following a complaint filed on September 10 denouncing acts that could be described as attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition, Mr. Conor Anthony Mac Gregor was the subject of a hearing by the gendarmerie services,” according to prosecutors confirming Conor’s arrest.
French newspaper Le Monde reported that Conor was arrested on Thursday after the complaint was filed earlier in the day,
Conor is believed to have been on a romantic vacation in the south of France with his fiancee, Dee Devlin, when the alleged incident occurred.
It has been reported that Conor proposed to Dee while in the south of France.
Conor and Dee have two young children together, and they were also on vacation with the couple.
Conor denies all allegations, and reports state he was detained and released.
Audie Attar, Conor’s manager released this statement, “I am irate and putting out a warning loud and clear: Conor McGregor is not and will not be a target for those seeking to score a headline or a payday.”
Conor was back on twitter by Friday morning, in full Conner swag mode.
See tweets below:
The details of the allegations have not been released, and Conner had not been charged as of Saturday.
Conor McGregor is no stranger to sexual assault allegations, in December 2018 an Irish women accused him of sexual assault in Ireland.
He was arrested in January 2019 and released pending further investigation.
In October 2019 the New York Times reported Conor was under investigation for a second sexual assault.
I’m not saying Conor is guilty, but a wise man once told me if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck it ain’t a damn rabbit!
Sources: SB Nation & The New York Post