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Originally Posted by Pierre
Sorry, where's the bit where he was charged and convicted of rape?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rap...d42af9ec83d7db
So the jury rejected her claim that she was raped.
But the Judge has said that their rejection of this charge, is actually them agreeing to that charge?
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Hence the phrase ‘adjudicated racist’ (edit) - that should be ‘adjudicated rapist’ - which is now commonly and accurately used in order to honour the facts which are
1. This was a civil case
2. There is a legal distinction in NY State between rape and sexual assault, the distinction being whether the assailant assaulted his victim with his penis (rape) or his finger (assault). As the victim could not swear which part of his body Trump used to violate her sexually, the jury was forced to opt for the legal verdict ‘sexual assault’.
3. The judge nevertheless confirmed post-trial that in common discussion it is absolutely appropriate to say Trump raped his victim, because the distinction in this case is a very narrow legal one with little relevance outside the courtroom.
So, remind me - as you have already challenged this, and have already had it explained to you - why you’re still coming out to bat for Trump on the basis that it’s unclear whether he sexually violated his victim with his finger or his penis?