Donald Trump is convicted of sexual assault on E Jean Carroll.
This was announced by a jury in New York on Tuesday.
The ex-president must now pay an amount of one million to the author.
Former US President Donald Trump is acquitted of rape charges in the case of author and columnist E Jean Carroll. This was announced by a jury in New York on Tuesday, according to the AP news agency.
However, the ex-president is convicted of sexual assault and defamation in the civil case, the jury announced.
The crime took place in the spring of 1996 and in 2019 E Jean Carroll sued Donald Trump for defamation after he claimed her statement was a lie.
According to Tuesday’s verdict, Donald Trump must now pay an amount of one million to the author. According to the news agency AP, it is about five million dollars.
The text is updated.