justice confirms on appeal a fine of 5 million dollars for sexual assault and defamation – LINFO.re

Guilty !

Donald Trump will have to pay five million dollars to Elizabeth Jean Carroll, an author he had sexually assaulted in the 1990s. This decision was confirmed Monday, December 30 by a New York appeals court. In May 2023, the federal civil court in Manhattan found the president-elect of the United States guilty of “sexual assault” in a New York department store in 1996 and of defamation in 2022. Elizabeth Jean Carroll, 81, had called this rape incident in a book published in 2019. Despite the appeal of Donald Trumpthe judges rejected his arguments. Its spokesperson denounces political exploitation and promises new legal remedies, report French-speaking media like France 24.

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Sentenced to civil

Since his re-election on November 5, Donald Trump has seen several federal criminal investigations dropped, including into his actions following his defeat in 2020. However, he remains civilly awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in the Carroll and Trump Organization cases. In May, he was the first former US president to be criminally convicted of making hidden payments to a porn star before the 2016 election. Although his immunity was invoked, the verdict was not canceled. A 1997 Supreme Court ruling confirmed that presidents remain civilly liable while in office.

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