Barbara Kay: False Allegations of Sexual Assault Leave Shattered Lives in Their Wake

Barbara Kay: False Allegations of Sexual Assault Leave Shattered Lives in Their Wake
Then-Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza walks on the sideline during a pre-season NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2022. Adrian Kraus/AP Photo
Barbara Kay
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Earlier this month, Donald Trump was awarded the dubious distinction of being the first U.S. president deemed liable for sexual assault. Having pondered writer Jean E. Carroll’s claim, with supporting evidence, that Trump assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1996, a Manhattan federal court jury concluded that “Trump committed battery against Carroll when he forcibly raped and groped her.” He was also found guilty of defamation. Carroll was awarded US$5 million for her hardship, but there will be no prison time for Trump, because Carroll’s case was civil, as the criminal statute of limitations had lapsed.
Barbara Kay
Barbara Kay
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Barbara Kay is a columnist and author. Her latest writing project is co-authorship with Linda Blade of the book “Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying Sport.”
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