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A New York jury on Tuesday found former US president Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and then defamed her with his denials, awarding her $5 million in damages. The nine-member jury reached a unanimous verdict in the civil trial.

E Jean Carroll will be awarded damages after successfully suing the former president for battery

Jury rules that Trump sexually abused the New York writer, but did not find him liable for rape

But the jury found Trump not liable for rape

Jurors believed that Carroll's allegation of sexual abuse in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s was more likely true than not. They awarded her $5 million in total damages.

Carroll had sought damages for psychological harm, dignity loss, pain and suffering and reputation damage.

Jury awards Carroll about $5m in damages in civil lawsuit accusing former president of sexual abuse and defamation.

The jury in the E Jean Carroll trial was handed the case earlier on Tuesday

Trump's claim of "unconstitutional silencing" quickly backfired

Jurors deliberated for just three house before returning verdict at civil battery and defamation trial in New York

Ex-president falsely claims to be silenced as ‘hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me’