Analysis | Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll
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What the jury found Donald Trump did to E. Jean Carroll was in fact rape, as commonly understood, even if it didn't fit New York law's narrow definition, says Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.

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.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Why exactly should there be a distinction between forcing yourself on a woman and penetrating her with your finger and forcing yourself on a woman and penetrating her with your penis? Is a penis somehow worse than a finger when it comes to forcibly penetrating a woman?

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            1 year ago

            So rape is based on the possibility of pregnancy? Should the rape of a woman post-menopause be considered as a lesser crime than the rape of a woman who has the capability of getting pregnant? What if it’s during her period?

            • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              21·
              1 year ago

              Is it less rape it you use a condom? What if you ask her if she’s on the pill and trust her?