Jury did not find that Carroll proved rape
While the jury did not find that Carroll had proven rape, it did find that she proved Trump committed sexual abuse.
The jury had been instructed that a person is liable for sexual abuse when they subject another person to sexual contact without consent.
Under New York law, “sexual contact” means “any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either party.”
The state’s law says that a person is liable for rape when a person forces sexual intercourse with another person without their consent. For the purposes of this law, “sexual intercourse” means “any penetration, however slight, of the penis into the vaginal opening.”
Both sexual abuse and rape are sexual offenses in New York.
Jury did not find that Carroll proved rapeWhile the jury did not find that Carroll had proven rape, it did find that she proved Trump committed sexual abuse.The jury had been instructed that a person is liable for sexual abuse when they subject another person to sexual contact without consent.Under New York law, “sexual contact” means “any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either party.”The state’s law says that a person is liable for rape when a person forces sexual intercourse with another person without their consent. For the purposes of this law, “sexual intercourse” means “any penetration, however slight, of the penis into the vaginal opening.”Both sexual abuse and rape are sexual offenses in New York.