E. Jean Carroll exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2023.
REUTERS/David Dee Delgado Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A federal judge said Donald Trump will face an anonymous jury as it decides how much he should pay E. Jean Carroll for defaming the writer in 2019 by denying that he raped her.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said he found "strong reason" to provide special protections for jurors at the scheduled Jan. 16, 2024 civil trial.
Neither Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, nor Trump, nor anyone else objected to using an anonymous jury, the judge said.
Another anonymous jury in May ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million for sexual assault and defamation in a second lawsuit, after Trump again denied her claims in October 2022.
Persons:
Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, David Dee Delgado, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, president's, Carroll, Kaplan, Letitia James, Trump, Goodman, Joe Biden, Jonathan Stempel, Rod Nickel
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U.S, REUTERS, District, Trump, Mr, Elle, Republican, Democratic, Court, Southern District of, Thomson
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Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New, Carroll's, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York