What credible allegations or investigations have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct involving minors?

1. Civil finding of sexual abuse (E. Jean Carroll) — a benchmark judgment

A federal jury in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and for defaming her later; appeals courts have upheld that outcome and related money judgments, and Trump has asked the Supreme Court to review the $5 million civil judgment ^{[1] [5] [6]}. That case did not involve an allegation of abuse of a minor — jurors found sexual abuse (not rape) in a department‑store incident from the 1990s — but judges allowed evidence of other women’s accusations and a 2005 recording as propensity evidence, which courts found admissible ^{[7] [1]}.

2. Lawsuits alleging rape of a 13‑year‑old — filed, dropped, refiled and contested

Reporting documents a plaintiff, identified as “Jane Doe,” who alleged Trump raped her at age 13 in the mid‑1990s; she filed a federal suit that was voluntarily dismissed in 2016 and later refiled, and the litigation drew scrutiny about its origins and links to a private investigator ^{[2] [8] [9]}. News outlets reported the dismissal and later refiling; Trump and his lawyers have denied the claims and called them politically motivated ^{[2] [8]}.

3. Jeffrey Epstein documents and email troves — references but not criminal charges

Thousands of pages of Epstein‑related documents released by congressional committees and others include emails and notes in which Jeffrey Epstein or associates reference Trump and underage girls, and a newly released Epstein email claims Trump “knew about the sexual abuse of underage girls but never participated,” according to The Washington Post and Reuters summaries ^{[10] [3]}. These documents raise questions and tie Trump to Epstein’s social circle, but they do not by themselves constitute criminal charges against Trump; major reporting frames them as raising “new questions” rather than proving criminal conduct ^{[10] [3]}.

4. Media investigations, timelines and scholarly reviews — a pattern of allegations

Longform timelines and legal scholarship catalog dozens of public accusations against Trump since the 1970s; some sources argue there is a pattern including allegations involving younger women, and call for inquiry or a so‑called “Misogyny Report” to assess cumulative claims ^{[11] [12]}. Journalistic roundups document many accusations of groping, harassment and assault; these accounts vary in evidentiary weight and outcome, and the scholarship notes survivors alleging misconduct when they were minors have often not obtained legal remedies ^{[11] [12]}.

5. Fact‑checks and limits of reporting — no confirmed criminal child‑molestation charges

Fact‑checking outlets and Reuters emphasize that, despite online circulation of dramatic claims, “there are no credible news reports about any child molestation charges against Trump,” and several viral images or claims have been debunked or labeled dubious ^{[4] [13]}. Newsrooms caution that some sensational social‑media claims rest on withdrawn lawsuits, disputed documents, or fabricated images ^{[13] [14]}.

6. How to weigh these items — legal outcomes vs. allegations

The most concrete legal outcome in the public record here is the civil liability finding in the E. Jean Carroll case; other allegations involving minors have been litigated (filed, dropped, refiled) or appear in Epstein‑related documents and reporting but have not produced criminal convictions or widely accepted criminal charges ^{[1] [8] [3]}. Major outlets and fact‑checkers present competing assessments: some link Trump to Epstein’s network and to disturbing references in documents, while others emphasize that criminal child‑molestation charges have not been substantiated in authoritative reporting ^{[10] [4]}.

Limitations: available sources in this packet do not include any new criminal indictments charging Trump with sexual offenses against minors, nor do they present forensic proof tying him criminally to underage sex crimes; multiple claims were withdrawn or remain contested in court and media follow‑ups ^{[4] [2] [8]}.