Sep 16, 2020
Conor McGregor reacted angrily to an allegation of indecent exposure, saying people are trying to set him up: 'The truth will always set me free'
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- Conor McGregor has reacted angrily to an allegation of indecent exposure.
- McGregor was reportedly taken into police custody in Corsica after a September 10 complaint accused him of "attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition."
- Through a legal spokesperson at the time, he denied any wrongdoing.
- "I will not allow these people to just accuse me and then disappear into the dark to attempt to ruin someone [sic] else life," McGregor said in a private Facebook post.
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Conor McGregor reacted angrily to an allegation of "indecent exposure" last week in France, saying Tuesday that "the truth will always set me free."
McGregor was taken into police custody in Corsica on Saturday after a September 10 complaint accused the former fighter of "attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition," according to a Bastia prosecutor as reported by AFP Sport.
A legal spokesperson for the Irishman said the 32-year-old "vigorously denies any accusations of misconduct."
And his manager, the Paradigm SM founder Audie Attar, later said that he is personally "irate."
Attar said: "[I am] 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."
Using a similar tone in a statement on his private Facebook account, which TMZ confirmed to be real, McGregor said he will fight the "bulls---" claims.
He said:
"Try set me up all yous f------ want over and over and over the truth will always set me free! Be it baby father claims, rape, indecent exposure, bulls---, WhatsApp group s---. You f------ name it. Never will I fold!
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