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Jury finds Trump sexually abused, defamed writer E. Jean Carroll in civil case

Writer E. Jean Carroll at the Manhattan Federal Court on April 25, 2023, and former US president Donald Trump at the Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4, 2023. © Kena Betancur/Andrew Kelly, AFP

A New York jury on Tuesday found former US president Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and then defamed her with his denials, awarding her $5 million in damages. The nine-member jury reached a unanimous verdict in the civil trial. 

Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday, dealing the former U.S. president a legal setback as he campaigns to retake office in 2024.

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