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Second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York...

Politics Jul 14

E. Jean Carroll has been paid $5.8 million, three years after Trump sex abuse and defamation verdict

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Politics Jul 01

FILE PHOTO: E. Jean Carroll walks outside the Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City
E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay her $5.8M after Supreme Court rejects his appeal

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the…

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Politics Sep 06

Trump speaks during a press conference, in New York City,
WATCH: Trump talks about string of past allegations after arguing for appeal in sex abuse case

The former president has made hitting back at opponents and accusers a centerpiece of his political identity, but his performance at his namesake Manhattan office tower was startling even by Donald Trump's own combative standards.

By Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Politics Jan 22

FILE PHOTO: Second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago,...
Trump may take the witness stand in sex abuse defamation trial

A different jury found last year that former President Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll. U.S. District Judge Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has ruled that if Trump takes the stand now, he won't be allowed to say she…

By Jennifer Peltz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Politics Jan 17

E. Jean Carroll enters Manhattan Federal Court, in the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald T...
Judge threatens to boot Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.

By Michael Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Nov 22

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Columbia Univ. faces scrutiny for ignoring complaints about OB-GYN who abused patients

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens

Columbia University apologized to thousands of women for allowing an OB-GYN to continue practicing unchecked after he sexually assaulted patients for over two decades. Dr. Robert Hadden was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. But his conviction came…

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Sep 06

E. Jean Carroll scores another victory after winning a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Four months after a civil trial jury found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge has ruled still more of the ex-president's comments about her were libelous.

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Jul 19

Judge upholds the $5 million verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll's sex abuse and defamation case

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Wednesday the jury's May award of compensatory and punitive damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation in the civil case was reasonable.

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Jun 08

Trump's lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5 million to under $1 million

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The lawyers noted in a written submission Thursday that a Manhattan federal court jury last month rejected a rape claim made by the writer, E. Jean Carroll.

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Jun 30

Following years of complaints, Justice Department to probe NYPD sex crimes unit

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe of the New York Police Department unit that investigates sex crimes following years of complaints about the way it treats crime victims.

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