Has Donald Trump faced any legal convictions for sexual assault claims?

1. What the Carroll verdict actually was — civil liability, not a criminal conviction

In May 2023 a New York jury concluded, in a civil trial brought by E. Jean Carroll, that Trump was liable for sexually abusing her in the 1990s and for defamation tied to his later statements; jurors awarded Carroll $5 million ^{[1] [4]}. Multiple outlets stress this was a civil finding of liability (sexual abuse and defamation) under the preponderance/related civil standards — not a criminal guilty verdict carrying imprisonment ^{[4] [6]}.

2. Appeals and continued litigation: the verdict was upheld and then re‑litigated

An appeals court — the 2nd U.S. Circuit — issued a written opinion upholding the $5 million award, and later reporting shows Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of that civil verdict ^{[2] [3]}. News outlets note the jury did not label the conduct “rape” but found sexual abuse by the civil standard ^{[6] [7]}.

3. Why civil and criminal outcomes differ: standards, remedies and evidence

Civil cases resolve liability and damages, using standards different from criminal trials; civil juries can award money and find “liability” even where prosecutors do not bring, or cannot win, a criminal case. Coverage highlights that jurors in Carroll’s civil case awarded damages and that Trump’s lawyers pledged to appeal — illustrating how civil rulings can be contested in appellate courts even after a jury verdict ^{[4] [1] [6]}.

4. Broader landscape of allegations and how reporting frames them

Reporting and timelines catalog dozens of public accusations against Trump stretching back decades; some outlets catalogue many women’s allegations and note the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape as context used by jurors and commentators ^{[8] [9]}. Different outlets present competing emphases: some stress the number and pattern of accusations ^{[8] [10]}, while legal coverage focuses narrowly on courtroom findings and legal standards ^{[4] [2]}.

5. Where criminal prosecutions or convictions are discussed in the sources

Available sources do not report any criminal conviction of Donald Trump for sexual assault. Coverage explicitly separates the civil Carroll verdict from Trump’s unrelated criminal convictions in other matters (for example, New York state hush‑money counts referenced elsewhere), noting those are distinct legal tracks and do not equate to criminal sex‑offense convictions in the current reporting ^{[5] [4]}. If you seek confirmation of criminal cases alleging sexual assault, current reporting in the provided results does not document any such criminal conviction.

6. Conflicting claims, appeals and political framing

Trump’s legal filings argue errors in the trial and challenge the admissibility of other women’s testimony; he and his lawyers call the claim politically motivated and urge appellate or Supreme Court review ^{[3] [11]}. At the same time, appellate courts and multiple news organizations have characterized the verdict as significant because it is a jury finding of sexual abuse against a major political figure ^{[2] [4]}. Readers should note the implicit political stakes — both sides couch legal arguments in political terms when the defendant is a prominent political actor ^{[3] [9]}.

7. What’s missing or uncertain in available reporting

The set of sources supplied does not provide an exhaustive legal docket or final Supreme Court disposition; it reports the civil verdict, appellate rulings up to a point, and a request to the Supreme Court ^{[2] [3]}. Available sources do not mention any criminal sexual‑assault conviction of Trump, nor do they report a Supreme Court decision overturning or affirming the Carroll civil finding as of the articles provided ^{[3] [2]}.

8. Bottom line for readers asking “Has Trump been convicted?”

Based on the provided reporting, Donald Trump has been found civilly liable for sexual abuse in the E. Jean Carroll case and ordered to pay damages — a legally significant civil judgment upheld on appeal ^{[1] [2]}. The sources do not report any criminal conviction of Trump for sexual assault; that distinction between civil liability and criminal conviction is central to accurate understanding ^{[4] [5]}.