![]() “Ever since the release of the Access Hollywood tape, I’ve been on this journey of understanding my own rage around the words Donald Trump said on it,” Coulter says. ![]() The activist Shannon Coulter says that the verdict feels deeply personal. “It will cause many of them to believe that if they are sexually abused and defamed by a rich, powerful and famous man that they may be able to fight back and win in a civil lawsuit, even if it is too late for a criminal case to be filed or even if no police report is ever made.” “The verdict in this case is important to survivors of sexual abuse,” says the trailblazing equal rights lawyer Gloria Allred. It is hard to overstate just how profound it is to see one of the world’s most prominent men finally held accountable for his actions – and at a time when women’s rights in the US seem to be going backwards. Carroll was awarded $5m (£4m) in total: $2.02m in compensation and damages for her battery claim and $2.98m in compensation and damages for defamation, as a result of Trump calling her a liar.Ġ0:30 E Jean Carroll departs courthouse after verdict as Trump found guilty – video While the jury did not find that Trump raped Carroll, its verdict brands him a sexual predator. It was a civil case, so Trump hasn’t been taken away in handcuffs, but his reputation and his wallet have suffered a blow. On Tuesday, a jury in New York found that the former president sexually abused the advice columnist E Jean Carroll in the changing room of a department store 27 years ago. It may have taken decades, but the law has finally caught up with Trump. Trump has faced no meaningful consequences for his actions he has given every impression of being above the law. And, until this week, he has managed to get away with all of it. He has suggested that some of the women who have accused him of misconduct were too unattractive to assault. He has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 26 women. He has made innumerable misogynistic comments. D onald Trump has boasted about grabbing women by the pussy without their consent.
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