Donald Trump, former US President, is a convicted sex-offender now

Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll by a federal Manhattan jury.

The jury has awarded Carroll $5 million in damages.

Carroll had alleged that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a luxury department store in the spring of 1996. She had also claimed defamation after Trump publicly denied assaulting her, called her “not his type” and accused her of fabricating the story to push sales of her book.

The former President has denied all wrongdoing. He will not face jail time as a result of the civil suite.

The jury found that Trump had sexually abused her, however, Carroll could not convince the jury that she had been raped.

Trump did not attend court proceedings as defendants are allowed to skip hearings if the case is a civil suit.

Immediately after the verdict, Carroll called the verdict a victory for her and for other victims of sexual abuse.

Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s lead attorney, released a statement that said, “No one is above the law, not even a US President.”