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Jurors in the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Donald Trump found him liable of sexual abuse — and not rape — likely because they expected “Law & Order”-style forensic evidence to prove the more serious claim, legal experts told The Post on Wednesday.
The Manhattan federal jury that awarded the “Ask E. Jean” advice columnist $5 million Tuesday decided that Carroll, 79, had proven her claim of sexual abuse in the alleged 1996 attack by Trump, 76, inside a Bergdorf Goodman fitting room.
But they let the 45th president off the hook in her rape allegation — even though both claims were part of the same alleged incident.
“The jury clearly believed E. Jean Carroll,” said New York attorney Duncan Levin.
“So the question is, why would this jury believe [her] but also reject something she is saying?”
The panel — made up of three women and six men — might have expected to see evidence such as a rape kit, a police or doctors report, blood samples or fingerprints in a rape case, Levin said.
“A lot of juries come in now having watched ‘CSI’ and ‘Law & Order’ and expect forensic evidence in any case,” he told The Post.
