Roy Moore trial: Both sides claim victory after jury says neither party defamed the other

[Eugene]

Source: AL.com

A jury on Wednesday morning found that neither Roy Moore or Leigh Corfman defamed the other person over claims that Moore had sexually abused Corfman when she was a teen and he was an assistant prosecutor in Etowah County.

The jury issued the ruling after an eight-day trial over a defamation lawsuit filed by Corfman in 2018 and a countersuit filed by Moore.

The jury found that Corfman did not defame Moore with her allegations of sexual abuse and that Moore did not defame Corfman in his public denials of the abuse. The jury deliberated for about three hours before returning the verdict.

Immediately after the verdict, Moore claimed “a huge victory” and a “complete vindication.”

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Updated: Feb. 02, 2022, 12:59 p.m. | Published: Feb. 02, 2022, 11:23 a.m.
By Paul Gattis


Read more: https://www.al.com/news/2022/02/roy-moore-trial-verdict-jury-says-neither-party-defamed-the-other.html

[COL Mustard]

1. This is one guy who has less class than TFG

I know it's hard to believe, but RM has even less class than TFG. He's never conceded the Senate election he lost, and he generally shows no class whatsoever. Not that I have a strong opinion about him or anything.

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. So that means the jury thinks he really did it

that's why it wasn't defamation, it was the truth

[Srkdqltr]

3. That was my thought.

[NurseJackie]

4. Could the same conclusion be drawn for the original claim?

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Not every outcome has a silver lining. This ruling sucks.

[SouthernDem4ever]

5. Of course I agree with that

it sucked.