All the news headlines and verdict said sexual abuse, which was kind of vague, but I just found out today that the judge clarified that this was a matter of legal definition and by the verdict of the trial and the case, trump has been found guilty of penetrative rape.

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    1 year ago

    Found guilty

    Technically not, and this is an important distinction because the level of evidence required for a civil case is less than that of a criminal case.

    He has been found civilly liable for something legally distinct from rape