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Judge says E Jean Carroll allegation Trump raped her is substantially true' in court dismissal

Ex-president claimed that writer defamed him when saying he raped her, but judge said term is commonly used and understood' in context

Dismissing the counterclaim, a judge in New York, Lewis A Kaplan, said that when Carroll repeated her allegation that Trump raped her, her words were "substantially true". Kaplan also set out in detail why it may be said that Trump raped Carroll.

"It could not find that he raped' her if it determined that Mr Trump forcibly penetrated Ms Carroll's private sexual parts with his fingers " which commonly is considered rape' in other contexts " because the New York penal law definition of rape is limited to penile penetration."

Kaplan had already outlined why it was not defamation for Carroll to say Trump raped her.