• Empricorn@feddit.nl
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      10 months ago

      He raped her. That last judge went out of their way to clarify that point. He should be in prison. But monetary compensation as well…

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        10 months ago

        AFAIK the sexual assault allegation was proven with a proponderence of evidence in civil court only. I guess the criminal case already passed statute of limitation.

        This is why sexual assault, as this includes rape. But rape is a specific criminal thing and since he has not been criminally convicted he is only a sexual predator and assaulter… not a rapist. I’m explaining not agreeing btw.

        And civil court only leads to money not jail time.

        Edit: can anyone downvoting this please explain? I don’t understand, I was merely trying to explain the process and the current situation.

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      10 months ago

      He won’t pay. He already owes her $5 million, and he’s not going to pay that, either. He probably owes his lawyers more than that, and he’s not paying them.

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        10 months ago

        He already owes her $5 million, and he’s not going to pay that, either

        That’s not how it works.

        Trump is appealing the $5 million judgment. And when you appeal, the first thing you do is write a check for the entire amount - a check made out to the court. That way if you lose the appeal, the court can pay the plaintiff.

        So, in fact, Trump had already paid the $5 million, even if Carroll can’t spend it yet.

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          10 months ago

          You sure that’s how it works? I thought Alex Jones appealed his judgement. And definitely didn’t have 1.5Billion to just pay the court with.

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            10 months ago

            Alex Jones declared bankruptcy protection.

            That means that all debts will be debated in court for the best interest of all parties. Ex: Alex Jones can only pay 1.5 Billion if he keeps his job and keeps working and doing Alex Jones things, so don’t take anything away that prevents Alex Jones from doing his job. (etc. etc.)

            USA has a ton of protections to people who declare bankruptcy that no other country has. For better or worse, everyone (including Alex Jones) gets these protections.

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            10 months ago

            That’s how it works in federal court, as in this case.

            Jones was sued in Connecticut state court, where the procedure might be different.