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E. Jean Carroll had alleged that Trump raped her in a New York department store in 1996. Although a jury found Trump's actions did not meet the legal definition of rape under the strict New York state laws at the time, they still concluded that he had forcibly sexually abused Carroll and defamed her, leading to a hefty financial judgment against him. The distinction between sexual abuse and rape is not trivial; it encompassed specific legal definitions that have been the subject of public debate and questioning of societal standards regarding such identity labels.