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Friday 25 November 2022
Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit

By LARRY NEUMEISTER who presides over the
Associated Press defamation lawsuit Carroll
NEW YORK (AP) — A writer filed three years ago, may
who accused former Presi- decide to include the new
dent Donald Trump of rape claims in a trial likely to oc-
filed an upgraded lawsuit cur in the spring.
against him Thursday in Trump’s current lawyers
New York, minutes after a said this week that they do
new state law took effect not yet know whether they
allowing victims of sexual will represent him against
violence to sue over at- the new allegations.
tacks that occurred de- Carroll’s attorney, Roberta
cades ago. Kaplan, who is not related
E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer to the judge, said at a court
filed the legal papers elec- hearing this week that the
tronically as the Adult Survi- new claims should not re-
vor’s Act temporarily lifted quire much additional
the state’s usual deadlines gathering of evidence. She
for suing over sexual as- already put a copy of the
sault. She sought unspeci- new claims in the original
fied compensatory and case file last week. Trump
punitive damages for pain and Carroll also have al-
and suffering, psychologi- ready been deposed.
cal harms, dignity loss and E. Jean Carroll poses for a photo, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York. In a statement regarding
reputation damage. Associated Press the new lawsuit, Kaplan
Carroll, a longtime advice been barred by state law Thursday: “While I respect a Hoax and a lie, just like all said her client “intends to
columnist for Elle maga- from suing over the alleged and admire individuals that the other Hoaxes that have hold Donald Trump ac-
zine, first made the claim in rape because too many come forward, this case been played on me for the countable not only for
a 2019 book, saying Trump years had passed since the is unfortunately an abuse past seven years.” defaming her, but also
raped her in the dressing incident. of the purpose of this Act Carroll’s new ability to sue for sexually assaulting her,
room of a Manhattan luxu- New York’s new law, how- which creates a terrible Trump for rape could help which he did years ago in
ry department store in 1995 ever, gives sex crime victims precedent and runs the risk her sidestep a potentially a dressing room at Bergdorf
or 1996. who missed deadlines asso- of delegitimizing the cred- fatal legal flaw in her origi- Goodman.”
Trump responded to the ciated with statute of limita- ibility of actual victims.” nal defamation case. “Thanksgiving Day was the
book’s allegations by say- tions a second chance to In her new claims, Carroll If the courts ultimately hold very first day Ms. Carroll
ing it could never have file a lawsuit. A window for maintains that Trump com- that Trump’s original dis- could file under New York
happened because Carroll such suits will open for one mitted battery “when he paraging comments about law so our complaint was
was “not my type.” year, after which the usual forcibly raped and groped Carroll’s rape allegation filed with the court shortly
His remarks led Carroll to time limits will be reinstated. her” and that he defamed were part of his job duties, after midnight,” she add-
file a defamation lawsuit At least hundreds of law- her when he denied raping as president, she would be ed.Attorney Michael Ma-
against him, but that law- suits are expected, includ- her last month. barred from suing him over daio, a lawyer for Trump,
suit has been tied up in ing many filed by women Trump said in his statement those remarks, as federal said at the hearing that
appeals courts as judges who say they were assault- that Carroll “completely employees are protected the new allegations are sig-
decide whether he is pro- ed by co-workers, prison made up a story that I from defamation claims. nificantly different than the
tected from legal claims for guards, medical providers met her at the doors of this No such protection would original defamation lawsuit
comments made while he or others. crowded New York City De- cover things he did prior to and would require “an en-
was president. Alina Habba, a lawyer for partment Store and, within becoming president. tirely new set” of evidence
Previously, Carroll had Trump, said in an email minutes, ‘swooned’ her. It is Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, gathering.q

Men indicted for shooting at Mississippi delivery driver

and shooting at a FedEx south of the state capital, confirmed to The Associ-
driver in January after he Jackson. Gibson and his at- ated Press in February that
dropped off a package in torney, Carlos Moore, said the department received
a Mississippi city. they pushed prosecutors a request to look into the
Brandon and Gregory to secure an indictment for case and was reviewing
Case, who are both white, nearly 10 months. the request to determine
were re-arrested Friday and Moore compared the in- any next steps. The depart-
indicted for attempted first- cident to the killing of Ah- ment did not provide an
degree murder, conspiracy maud Arbery, a 25-year- update Tuesday. Gibson
and shooting into the vehi- old Black man who was said he was wearing a Fe-
cle of D'Monterrio Gibson, running empty-handed dEx uniform and was driv-
who is Black. The charges through a Georgia subdi- ing an unmarked van that
were upgraded from con- vision in 2020 when three FedEx had rented when he
spiracy and aggravated white strangers chased him dropped off a package at
This combination of booking photos provided by Lincoln County assault. Gibson, 24, was not down and blasted him with a house in Brookhaven on
Sheriff's Department show Brandon Case, left, and his father injured. But the chase and a shotgun. Jan. 24. As he was leaving,
Gregory Charles Case on Feb. 1, 2022. gunfire have sparked social Moore has called for a he said he noticed a white
Associated Press media complaints of rac- federal hate crime probe pickup truck pulling away
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) been indicted by a grand ism in Brookhaven, about into the case. A Justice from another house on the
— A father and son have jury after allegedly chasing 55 miles (90 kilometers) Department spokesperson same large lot.q