Ex-President of the United States of American, Donald Trump has been ordered by a New York jury to pay popular columnist and journalist, E. Jean Carroll $5 million after she won the sexual assault allegation against him.
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The payment is such that $2 million is for the sexual abuse count while $3 million is for branding her a liar, that is, defamation. Carroll expressed happiness after the judgment stating that she is very happy to have received justice after a very long time.
On Tuesday (May 9, 2023), the jury shared that “Trump subjected Carroll to sexual contact without consent by the use of force and that it was for the purpose of sexual gratification.”
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Carroll was encouraged by a conservative lawyer, George Conway to sue Trump even several years after the incident.
“God bless E. Jean Carroll and congratulations to Roberta Kaplan (Carroll’s attorney) and her team for a job well done,” Conway tweeted after the case was concluded.
The incident happened at a department store in 1996, where Trump asked Carroll to help him buy lingerie. One thing led to the other and Carroll was forced to go to the changing room with the billionaire, who eventually assaulted her sexually.
“He immediately shut the door and shoved me up against the wall. He shoved me so hard my head banged. I was extremely confused. He leaned down and pulled down my thighs. I was pushing him back. It was quite clear I didn’t want anything else to happen,” Carroll described what happened back then.
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