A court in New York on the alleged s3xual assault case of the Former President of the United States (US), Donald Trump has awarded a five million dollars damage fee against the defendant.
The case was brought by writer Jean E Carroll, who filed a defamation and battery suit against Trump in 2021.
The suit was made possible by a law in New York that allowed victims of s3xual assault to sue their alleged abusers decades after the attacks may have occurred.
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Carroll testified before the jury last week, describing how an encounter with Trump in a Manhattan store quickly turned violent.
She told the court that after Trump playfully asked her for advice on buying a women’s lingerie gift, he “shoved” her against the wall of the dressing room.
She said:
“All his weight (was) against my chest. He pulled down my tights. I was pushing him back.”
Trump had vehemently denied the allegations via his social media platform, ‘Truth Social’, where he tagged Carroll’s claim, as a “complete con job,” and the suit, “a made-up scam.”
The jury eventually found Trump liable for s3xual assault in the case.
The nine-person jury decided on Tuesday, finding Trump liable of s3xual assault but not rape. He was also found liable for defamation, for calling her claims a “hoax.”
On the verdict sheet, the jury ticked – “no” regarding the question of if the plaintiff had proven “by a preponderance of the evidence” that “Trump raped Carroll.”
On the contrary, the jury ticked “yes”, when asked if she had proven “by a preponderance of the evidence” that Trump sexually abused her.
