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Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was released by gendarmes in Calvi, northwestern Corsica, around 4pm on Saturday, after being detained for questioning overnight from Friday to Saturday in connection with a complaint. for alleged exhibitionism and attempted sexual assault in a bar in the port of Calvi. .
The complaint was filed by a young woman on Thursday. McGregor’s Corsican lawyer, Emmanuelle Ramond, said that the alleged events mentioned occurred on the night of September 6-7.
The Bastia prosecutor’s office said in a statement that “following a complaint filed on September 10 in which events that could be classified as attempted sexual assault and sexual exposure were reported, Mr. Conor Anthony McGregor has been questioned by the gendarmerie, detained” .
The prosecutor could not be located on Sunday.
Ms. Ramond said that Mr. McGregor was released before the end of his detention period, was not charged and can travel freely. “In my opinion, the complaint was unfounded,” she said, adding that her client “strongly denies the allegation of misconduct.”
Ms Ramond declined to comment on press reports that authorities are awaiting the results of tests that would take longer than the legal detention period, nor will she reveal the name of the bar where the incident allegedly took place. She confirmed that the investigation continues and said that it was bound by judicial secrecy.
The gendarmes visited McGregor on his yacht, the Dave Ocean, on Friday. It had docked several days before in the port of Calvi.
The gendarmes asked Mr. McGregor to go to the Tramariccia barracks for questioning. He traveled there by bicycle and was detained overnight.
The Corse Net Info website reported that his arrest caused a sensation in Calvi, where McGregor had been warmly received. He walked around town surrounded by bodyguards and let local people take selfies with him.
According to the same website, McGregor had proposed a few days earlier to Dee Devlin, his partner since 2008, with whom he has two children. The website said Devlin left Calvi with the couple’s children and that McGregor’s mother arrived on Friday.
Ms Ramond said she did not know if Ms Devlin was gone, but “I think I saw Dee Devlin and the kids walking through Calvi yesterday [Saturday]so I think it’s not correct. ”Ramond said he did not know if McGregor and his family were still in Calvi on Sunday.
McGregor, known by the nickname Notorious, held the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title in 2015 and 2016, and the lightweight title from 2016 to 2018. He announced his retirement from the sport in June 2020.
Mr. McGregor should have participated in the Riviera Water Bike Challenge, in which teams cross the 180 km stretch of water between Calvi and Monaco on pontoon bikes. Ms. Ramond said he was replaced. The aim of the race is to prevent drowning and raise awareness about safety issues at sea.
The gendarmerie said the race started at noon on Saturday, when McGregor was still in custody, and arrived in Monaco on Sunday.
