Pop star Taylor Swift has won a sexual assault case against ex-radio DJ David Mueller, who she said had groped her at a 2013 concert.<\/p>\n
He assaulted her by grabbing her bottom beneath her skirt during a photo shoot, a jury in Denver, Colorado, found.<\/p>\n
She was awarded a symbolic $1 (77p) in damages that she had sought.<\/p>\n
Mr Mueller had originally tried to sue the pop star, saying that her claims had cost him his job. But that lawsuit was thrown out by a judge last week.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the jury also rejected similar claims Mueller had made against the singer’s mother, Andrea Swift, and her radio liaison, Frank Bell.<\/p>\n
In a statement following the verdict, Ms Swift said: “I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this.<\/p>\n
“My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves.”<\/p>\n
The assault took place during a Denver stopover on the singer’s Red tour.<\/p>\n
Mr Mueller, then a host on the radio station KYGO, had been invited to meet her before the show.<\/p>\n
The singer complained to KYGO and the station fired Mr Mueller two days later.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, Ms Swift’s former bodyguard gave evidence, supporting her sex assault claims by testifying that he saw the DJ reach under her skirt.<\/p>\n
Greg Dent told the Colorado court he “did not see his hand touch her physically”, but “saw his hand under her skirt”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n