The jury in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against former President Donald Trump has reached a verdict on whether to hold the former president liable for sexual assault.

The nine-person jury reached their decision after close to three hours of deliberation. The verdict will be read around 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.

Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, accused Trump of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York in the mid-1990s. He denied the accusations and called them a "hoax" and Carroll a "liar."

Jurors will determine whether Trump is liable for civil battery and defamation, which could mark the first time in the history of the United States that a president is found liable for sexual assault.

The standard for the jury to make the determination in this case, the preponderance of the evidence, is lower than in criminal court, where the jury needs to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

If Trump is found liable, the jury will also award financial damages to Carroll, who sued for an unspecified amount.

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Carroll's attorneys presented several pieces of evidence, such as the former president's past derogatory comments toward women and other women's testimony regarding his alleged sexual misconduct toward them.

Defense attorneys for Trump sought to discredit Carroll's claims and called her story an "unbelievable work of fiction," twisted by people's feelings of "hate" toward the former president.