State drops sex-assault case involving MMA fighter Conor McGregor

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said Wednesday it won’t charge mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor with a crime from an alleged June incident in a bathroom at the Kesaya Center after a Miami Heat NBA Finals game.

Why the case was dropped isn’t immediately known. Assistant Miami-Dade State Attorney Keisha Jackson said that since the case “was dropped,” her office was working on sending the Miami Herald a close-out memo. It also wasn’t clear if the woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted had filed a lawsuit or was seeking monetary damages.

In June, the woman who was never named, told police that shortly after Game 4 ended, McGregor — who she had spent time with in a VIP lounge during the game — “aggressively” kissed her, “shoved his tongue” down her throat and forced her to have oral sex with her inside the bathroom as security guards blocked the public from the entrance.

Go to Herald.com for the full report.