Comment on Felonies, gotta catch 'em all

• pyre@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  is that the terminology because of a civil case?

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  • PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Jurors rejected E. Jean Carroll’s claim of rape. They found Trump liable for sexual abuse. But sexual abuse doesn’t sound as spicy as rape so people are content to misinform others.

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    • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      you’ve confused the legal definitions with the layman use of the word.

      To quote Judge Kaplan “clarified that the jury had found that Trump had raped Carroll according to the common definition of the word.”

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      • PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m only interested in legal definitions as it’s objective, and layman can be subjective.

        Also, wouldn’t halfway penetration still be penetration? Why would this not qualify as rape? Or is this due to her uncertainty via using the word “perhaps”?

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