A Manhattan federal jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a luxury department store dressing room in the spring of 1996.
The jury found him liable for battery in Carroll’s civil trial against him, based on that sexual assault claim.
Carroll also sued Trump for defamation related to a 2022 statement he made denying Carroll’s allegations.
A jury in Manhattan federal court found that Donald Trump should pay about $2 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for her civil battery claim.
Trump may have to pay more in damages if the jury finds that he also defamed Carroll. Defamation is the second claim in Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump.
The jury found him liable for battery in Carroll’s civil trial against him, based on that sexual assault claim.
Carroll also sued Trump for defamation related to a 2022 statement he made denying Carroll’s allegations.
A jury in Manhattan federal court found that Donald Trump should pay about $2 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for her civil battery claim.
Trump may have to pay more in damages if the jury finds that he also defamed Carroll. Defamation is the second claim in Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump.