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.
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”?
PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee 3 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.
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 3 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.”
PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee 3 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”?