Usa news: Ms Carroll smiled to reporters as she left the courthouse. Photo: Getty Images
\nA jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
But Mr Trump was found not liable for raping E Jean Carroll in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman.<\/p>\n
The jury also found Mr Trump liable for defamation for calling the writer’s accusations “a Hoax and a lie”.<\/p>\n
It is the first time Mr Trump has been found legally responsible for a sexual assault.<\/p>\n
The Manhattan jury ordered Mr Trump to pay her about $5m (\u00a34m) in damages.<\/p>\n
The jury of six men and three women reached their decision after less than three hours of deliberations on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“Today, the world finally knows the truth,” Ms Carroll said in a written statement following the verdict. “This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed.”<\/p>\n
Mr Trump’s lawyer said the former president plans to appeal the decision.<\/p>\n
Because the trial was in civil court rather than criminal, Mr Trump will not be required to register as a sex offender. <\/p>\n
The former president – who has denied Ms Carroll’s accusations – did not attend the two-week civil trial in the Manhattan federal court.<\/p>\n
Ms Carroll, 79, held the hands of both her lawyers as the verdict was read in court and smiled as she was awarded damages by the jury.<\/p>\n
Mr Trump’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, shook her hand as the trial ended, telling her: “Congratulations and good luck.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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