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Apr 26

E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of rape, testifies in defamation trial

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

As Carroll took the stand to describe the alleged 1996 attack, Trump, from afar, repeated his insistence that Carroll’s claim is utter fiction. He wrote on his social media site that the case “is a made-up scam,” and more.

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Apr 12

Trump lawyer seeks monthlong ‘cooling off’ delay in rape claim trial

By Associated Press

Attorney Joseph Tacopina contends that Trump's right to a fair trial depends on a "cooling off" period following the former president's arraignment last week in a criminal case.

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Feb 17

Trump lawyers try to ban ‘Access Hollywood’ tape from civil rape trial

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the "Access Hollywood" tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can molest women.

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Jan 13

Read part of Trump’s deposition in the E. Jean Carrol libel lawsuit

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Questioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s.

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Oct 19

Trump answers questions in defamation suit filed by E. Jean Carroll

By Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump answered questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says the Republican raped her in the mid-1990s.

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Nov 23

Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press

A 39-year-old rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the prosecution.

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Oct 07

Current and former soldiers speak out about Fort Hood sexual assault, harassment

By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America

Current and former soldiers at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, have taken to social media to report accounts of sexual assault and harassment following the disappearance and slaying this year of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.

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Sep 09

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Barr’s ‘shocking’ request for DOJ to defend Trump in defamation lawsuit

The Justice Department has moved to intervene in a defamation lawsuit against President Trump. In 2019, columnist E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her years ago, and later claimed his denunciations amounted to defamation. William Brangham talks to David…

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Aug 18

Lawsuit says actor Cuba Gooding Jr. raped New York woman in 2013

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Last week, the Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" actor appeared in Manhattan state court, where he has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of forcible touching and sexual abuse.

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Jul 07

French women’s rights groups protest Macron’s minister appointments

By Associated Press

Women's rights groups are protesting French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of an interior minister who has been accused of rape and a justice minister who has criticized the #MeToo movement.

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