Former President Trump was found guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll but not of raping her.
Here’s the verdict:
BREAKING: Verdict on the question of whether Trump raped Carroll – the jury has found him not guilty. On the question of whether she was sexually abused, the jury has found him liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching her in 1996. pic.twitter.com/NUlNr4mzeY
— Badlands Media (@BadlandsMedia_) May 9, 2023
Jury reaches verdict in E. Jean Carroll rape case, finds Donald Trump liable of battery and defamation against E. Jean Carroll pic.twitter.com/Mrw00U8DtC
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 9, 2023
The jury found trump guilty of sexually abusing and forcibly touching E. Jean Carroll back in 1996. She failed to prove her case that Trump raped her.
Carroll was thusly awarded two million dollars in compensatory damages and for defamation.
Since this is a civil trial, Trump isn’t guilty of any crime.
UPDATE: Trump has responded to the verdict, saying “I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE – A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!”
UPDATE 2: The total damages were five million, two for actual damages and the rest for defamation:
#BREAKING Trump ordered to pay $5 million in damages for sexual abuse, defamation: US media pic.twitter.com/mjvXOjlH8h
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 9, 2023