Key takeaways:
- Donald Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil trial stemming from allegations he raped writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.
- Carroll was awarded $5 million in damages for claims of battery and defamation.
- The jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse, but not rape, in the case.
A New York jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil trial stemming from allegations he raped writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Carroll was awarded $5 million in damages for claims of battery and defamation.
Carroll expressed her joy for women across America after the verdict was announced, saying every blood vessel in her body “jumped up with a complete and utter joy.” She said the court win was not about the money, but securing a victory for all women.
“I am overwhelmed, overwhelmed with joy and happiness and delight for the women in this country,” Carroll said in an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie on the “TODAY” show Wednesday morning.
The jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse, but not rape, in the case. Carroll had accused Trump of assaulting and raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in the 1990s.
Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said sexual abuse is a “very, very serious offense in New York.”
“Donald Trump did it,” she said. “And all his saying, ‘no, no, no,’ is not true.”
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