These things I’m mentioning are wrong and should have never been. There should be no civil liability when the underlying issue is a crime unless there is first a conviction. There should be no civil liability for non-monetary damages.
“American jurisprudence” doesn’t make it right and good.
There was a conviction here.
And the judgment amount really doesn’t matter. It’s not like he’s ever going to be able to pay it short of winning the lottery.