What criminal sexual assault charges has Donald Trump faced and what were their outcomes?

1. The landmark Carroll civil verdict — what happened and why it matters

In a May 2023 federal civil trial, a nine‑member jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the mid‑1990s and also defamed her by denying the assault; the jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages (including $2 million compensatory for sexual abuse and other amounts for defamation) ^{[1] [2]}. The Second Circuit affirmed that $5 million judgment in December 2024, rejecting Trump’s evidentiary and other appellate arguments ^[2]. Trump has appealed up to the Supreme Court as of November 2025 in filings noted by reporting ^{[5] [6]}.

2. Civil liability is not a criminal conviction — scope and limits of the Carroll ruling

The Carroll case was a civil trial under a preponderance (and related evidentiary) framework, not a criminal prosecution; the verdict labeled the act as “sexual abuse” rather than finding a criminal rape conviction, and the remedies were monetary damages and reputational remedies rather than prison ^{[1] [2]}. Advocates and law scholars pointed to rules allowing “other acts” evidence in civil sexual‑misconduct claims as a reason other witnesses’ testimony was admitted and influential at trial ^[7].

3. Other lawsuits and allegations: patterns, dismissals and revived claims

Reporting and timelines collect at least dozens of allegations stretching from the 1970s through the 2000s; some led to civil suits, others to public accusations that did not produce criminal charges ^{[3] [8]}. For example, an anonymous plaintiff alleged rape at an Epstein residence in 1994 and filed suits that were dismissed or refiled in 2016; that case was dismissed in May 2016 according to the timeline in the available sources ^[3]. The broader catalogues assembled by outlets and timelines note many complaints but also note a lack of criminal filings in many instances ^{[4] [8]}.

4. Why criminal charges have been rare in available reporting

Sources show obstacles common in older sexual‑assault allegations — absence of contemporaneous police reports, passage of time, statutes of limitations — all factors that limit criminal prosecutions and can push claimants to civil avenues or public disclosure instead ^{[6] [9]}. New York’s Adult Survivors Act briefly revived certain civil claims and enabled Carroll to assert a battery claim that otherwise would have been time‑barred, illustrating how statutory windows can change remedies available to alleged victims ^[9].

5. Conflicting narratives and the political context

Trump and his defenders have consistently denied allegations and described many suits as politically motivated; in his Supreme Court appeal he argued there were “no eyewitnesses, no video evidence, and no police report or investigation,” and claimed Carroll delayed her accusation for political and financial reasons ^[6]. Journalists, advocates, and legal analysts emphasized the jury’s acceptance of other witnesses and the Access Hollywood tape as contextual evidence — perspectives that reflect competing interpretations of credibility and motive ^{[1] [7]}.

6. What the available sources do not say

Available sources do not show a criminal conviction of Donald Trump for criminal sexual assault in the materials provided here; they document civil liability (Carroll) and many allegations and lawsuits, some dismissed, some pending appeal ^{[1] [2] [3]}. If you seek a comprehensive list of every allegation, criminal filing, or current status beyond these reports, that material is not fully contained in the cited pages and would require further, targeted legal and court‑record searches (not found in current reporting).

7. Takeaway for readers

The factual record in the provided reporting is clear that a federal jury found Trump civilly liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll and awarded $5 million — a judgment later affirmed at the federal appeals level ^{[1] [2]}. Beyond that case, numerous allegations exist in public reporting with varied legal outcomes — dismissals, no criminal charges, and renewed civil claims enabled by statute — and both supporters and critics interpret the evidence and motives differently ^{[3] [4] [9]}.