A Manhattan jury unanimously sided with advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in her civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump , whom she says raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.

The panel reached its decision Tuesday after less than three hours of deliberation, finding him liable for sexual abuse but not rape and declaring he owes $5 million in total damages.

Trump never appeared in court once. His attorneys called no witnesses on his behalf.

Carroll beamed and squeezed the hand of one of her attorneys, Roberta Kaplan, as she exited the courthouse.

Were very happy, she told a crowd of reporters, per Law & Crime , declining to comment further.

Trump, meanwhile, reacted angrily on social media , calling the verdict A DISGRACE and A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!

Carroll was able to sue for battery under New Yorks Adult Survivors Act that was passed last year to allow people who were sexually abused a one-time chance to file civil suits despite any relevant statutes of limitations.

She also accused Trump of defamation, as the former president has repeatedly responded to her claims with an array of personal insults. Trump has said Carroll was a liar and called her claim a hoax, which could not be true because Carroll was not his type . He also suggested she was too old at the time to compel his sexual interest, although they would have been nearly the same age. In his videotaped deposition played for the jury, Trump even confused Carroll for one of his ex-wives, Marla Maples, as he examined a decades-old photograph of himself at a party with Carroll.

Jurors awarded Carroll $2 million for the finding of sexual abuse and another $3 million for the defamation claim; she had not asked for any precise monetary amount.

A witness for Carroll, Natasha Stoynoff, told People magazine she was elated to hear the verdict. Stoynoff was one of two women who provided testimony to establish a pattern of misbehavior on Trumps part; she and Jessica Leeds both said in court that Trump sexually assaulted them.

I hope women and all of those who come forward to share stories of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment find support, Stoynoff told the outlet, adding, There is power in the truth.

While Trump faced no risk of jail time in connection with Carrolls claims, criminal charges filed in April by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg relating to alleged hush money payments come with the possibility of time behind bars, albeit a slim one. Other investigations into Trump are also pending as he continues his campaign for a second presidential term.

Over several days worth of testimony before the panel of jurors and U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, the former Elle magazine columnist recounted the chance encounter with Trump in either late 1995 or early 1996. (She said that despite wishing she could pin down a more precise date, she could not.) She bumped into Trump while leaving Manhattans Bergdorf Goodman luxury department store, she said.