Tyson Is Found Guilty, Woman Awarded $100
Mike Tyson, former heavyweight boxing champion, was found guilty Wednesday of fondling a woman at a Manhattan dance club in 1988, and a federal jury awarded the woman $100 in compensatory damages.
The jury will return to court today to hear testimony on Tyson’s financial status before ruling on punitive damages.
The woman, Sandra Miller, asked for up to $2.5 million in punitive damages in a civil suit.
The jury deliberated about 4 1/2 hours before finding that Tyson grabbed Miller’s breasts and buttocks after she refused his advances in 1988.
Tyson, who denied that the incident took place, showed no outward emotion as U.S. District Judge Michael B. Mukasey read the verdict, which found the fighter committed battery but not assault.
Tyson said he was not disappointed with the verdict.
“If they thought it was serious, they would have given her more than 100 bucks,” he said.
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