The jury of the federal court in Manhattan today found Donald Trump guilty of sexual assault and defamation of the former journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and the former US president must pay him nearly 5 million dollars in damages.
The case was processed only in civil justice and the magnate not only rejected the accusations at all times, but even went so far as to declare himself a victim of “political persecution.”
However, the jury did not uphold the rape charges against the plaintiff writer. Thus, the former president received charges of sexual abuse and defamation against the victim.
The New York jury, made up of six women and six men, debated for three hours until they could obtain a final verdict, which was announced on Tuesday. In this way, Trump must pay five million dollars to the journalist and writer.
Since it was processed in the civil sphere, it did not have criminal repercussions and should not go to jail. In turn, it will not affect the legal issues to lead to a new presidency in 2024 but it will affect his public image.
The trial lasted 7 days in Manhattan and the victim was one of those who testified in the process. The facts that were imputed to the businessman date from 1995 regarding the abuse and from 1996 the defamations.
