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Rape is Rape Act

New York State's Rape is Rape Act, which revised statutory definitions to encompass a broader spectrum of nonconsensual sexual acts

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Jan 19, 2026
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What is the legal difference between civil liability for sexual abuse and a criminal rape conviction in New York?

Civil liability for sexual abuse in New York is a private lawsuit seeking money and other remedies and is proven by a preponderance of the evidence (more likely than not), while a criminal rape convic...

Jan 13, 2026
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What evidence did the juries rely on in E. Jean Carroll’s 2023 sexual‑abuse trial?

The May 2023 jury verdict that found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll rested on Carroll’s own testimony corroborated by contemporaneous statements to friends, testimony from ot...