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Amid Legal Onslaught, Trump Faces Writer’s Suit Accusing Him of Rape | Amid Legal Onslaught, Trump Faces Writer’s Suit Accusing Him of Rape |
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Last year, when New York lawmakers were considering creating a one-year window for sexual abuse victims to sue their long-ago attackers, among the bill’s ardent supporters was E. Jean Carroll. | Last year, when New York lawmakers were considering creating a one-year window for sexual abuse victims to sue their long-ago attackers, among the bill’s ardent supporters was E. Jean Carroll. |
Ms. Carroll, a magazine columnist and author, in 2019 had accused former President Donald J. Trump of raping her nearly 25 years before in a Manhattan department store dressing room, publishing the allegation in New York magazine. | Ms. Carroll, a magazine columnist and author, in 2019 had accused former President Donald J. Trump of raping her nearly 25 years before in a Manhattan department store dressing room, publishing the allegation in New York magazine. |
She spoke at a news conference at the State Capitol in Albany alongside sexual abuse survivors, and sent passionate letters to Assembly members, calling for the law to be passed. | She spoke at a news conference at the State Capitol in Albany alongside sexual abuse survivors, and sent passionate letters to Assembly members, calling for the law to be passed. |
“I stayed silent for years after I was attacked,” wrote Ms. Carroll, “and by staying silent lost my chance to hold my attacker accountable.” | “I stayed silent for years after I was attacked,” wrote Ms. Carroll, “and by staying silent lost my chance to hold my attacker accountable.” |