Were there any criminal charges filed against Donald Trump related to underage girls and when?

1. Civil suits, sensational allegations, and what was filed

Reporting from 2016–2018 documents civil lawsuits accusing Trump of sexual misconduct involving a minor; for example, a woman identified in filings as “Jane Doe” refiled a complaint alleging she was lured to parties and raped at age 13 and later dropped the suit; Courthouse News and The Guardian describe the filings and the subsequent voluntary dismissal of at least one such case ^{[1] [2]}. News outlets like The Independent and Courthouse News summarized the allegations and claims contained in the civil complaints — which allege incidents in the 1990s tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s gatherings — but these items were civil complaints, not criminal indictments ^{[6] [1]}.

2. No public record in these sources of criminal charges against Trump on underage-girl counts

Within the provided set of documents, there is no source that reports criminal charges filed against Donald Trump specifically alleging crimes involving underage girls. The items here record civil complaints and newly released Epstein-era emails that raise questions about what Epstein claimed Trump knew, but they do not describe criminal prosecutions targeting Trump on those allegations ^{[3] [5] [4]}. If you seek confirmation of criminal filings, the available reporting in this collection does not show any.

3. The Epstein connection: emails and political disclosures, not indictments

House Democrats released email caches in 2025 that include messages in which Jeffrey Epstein suggested Trump “knew about the girls” and recounted other statements about interactions — these are intelligence for public scrutiny and congressional oversight, not criminal charging documents ^{[3] [4] [5]}. News outlets treated those emails as new context that could raise questions about associations; Reuters, The Washington Post and People summarized the releases and quoted Epstein’s assertions, but none of those stories equate the emails to criminal charges against Trump ^{[3] [5] [4]}.

4. Conflicting accounts and the role of voluntary dismissals

Multiple outlets note that at least one high-profile complaint was dropped before litigation advanced; Politifact and The Guardian emphasize that the 2016 complaint was dismissed and had not produced criminal proceedings ^{[7] [2]}. Journalistic accounts point out that dismissals and refiled complaints complicate the public record: allegations can resurface when sealed or archived documents are later unsealed or circulated, which is why social media posts sometimes conflate court filings with proven criminality ^{[8] [7]}.

5. What supporters and critics emphasize in public debate

Advocates for scrutiny stress the accumulated allegations, civil filings, and Epstein’s own written statements as material warranting further investigation and transparency ^{[3] [5]}. Defenders point to the lack of criminal indictments mentioned in the public record and note the dismissal of at least one civil suit as evidence that the matters did not proceed to criminal adjudication in available reporting ^{[2] [7]}. Both perspectives are present in the sources provided.

6. Limitations, unanswered questions, and where to look next

Available sources in this set do not mention any criminal charges filed against Trump specifically for crimes involving underage girls; they document civil suits, allegations, and Epstein’s email claims ^{[1] [2] [3]}. For confirmation of any criminal filings or indictments beyond what these sources cover, consult court dockets, official prosecutorial statements, or additional contemporaneous reporting not included here. If you want, I can search for court records or later news reports to see whether any criminal charges were filed in other jurisdictions or at later dates.