Global Courant 2023-05-10 00:58:28
The former president of the United States Donald Trump was found guilty on Tuesday of “sexual abuse” and defamation, but not of rape, in the case resulting from the complaints of the writer E. Jean Carroll.
This is indicated by the verdict that the New York jury that heard his case reached in record time today.
This is the first time that Trump has been convicted after leaving the country’s presidency, although last January his company, the Trump Organization, was sentenced to pay $1.61 million for a tax evasion scheme.
Carroll accused Trump of having raped her in the fitting room of a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and also of defaming her when she decided to make her complaint public in a book she published in 2019.
The judge warned that he would not admit shouting or applause at the time of pronouncing the verdict, and the complainant Carroll, who also attended this last session, did not show any immediate reaction.
The jury had to rule on whether Trump was responsible (term used in civil cases) for rape, sexual abuse or groping, and the jury chose the second possibility, in addition to finding him responsible for defamation.
It also decided that Trump should compensate Carroll with a total of about 5 million dollars, of which 2 million are for the “damages” caused by Trump in that sexual assault and 2.7 million for what is related to his reputation.
As it is a case that runs through civil proceedings, there are no associated prison sentences.
The judge immediately addressed the lawyers and asked them if they had anything to add, to which both teams, defense attorneys and the prosecution, responded in the negative.
