On Friday, a jury decided that former President Donald Trump should pay author E. Jean Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages, for a total of $83.3 million, the BBC reported, citing News.ro.

At the time of the announcement of the sentence, Donald Trump was no longer in court. He was earlier, but left angrily.

The Manhattan federal court jury – seven men and two women – deliberated for nearly three hours to reach a unanimous verdict.

Due to the huge interest in the trial, the jurors remained anonymous and were even encouraged to use fictitious names when communicating. In addition, they were brought safely from unknown locations to the court, which usually only happens in cases involving mafia clans.

Read about this case:

• “She’s crazy.” E. Jean Carroll is seeking $10 million in damages for Donald Trump’s statements
• Trump denies allegations of sexual assault by writer Jean Carroll. The trial in the defamation case is coming to an end
• Trump again found responsible for defamation of E. Jean Carroll
• Trump sues E. Jean Carroll for defamation after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting her
• Donald Trump found guilty of sexual violence in the case of journalist E. Jean Carroll / Reaction of the former US president
• The columnist claims that she was raped by Donald Trump in the 90s
• Accused of rape, Trump confuses his alleged victim with his ex-wife in the photo
• Accused of rape, Trump defends himself: “She’s not my woman / That never happened, okay?”