Supreme Court won't hear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a jury decision that found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million for the abuse case and had earlier awarded her $83 million for defamation.Key Facts
- The jury found by a majority that President Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll during the mid-1990s.
- President Trump did not attend the 2023 civil trial and did not present witnesses.
- The jury also ruled that President Trump defamed Carroll and awarded her a separate $83 million.
- President Trump has denied Carroll’s allegations since 2019 when she first published them.
- President Trump appealed both the sexual abuse and defamation cases but was denied review by the Supreme Court.
- The trial judge described Trump’s conduct as an "implicit digital rape," though the jury rejected Carroll’s rape claim.
- Evidence included testimony from other women accusing Trump of similar conduct and a video of Trump bragging about sexual misconduct.
- The Second Circuit appeals court upheld the jury’s decisions before the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
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