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Have there been other sexual assault lawsuits filed against Donald Trump?
Executive summary
Multiple civil lawsuits accusing Donald Trump of sexual misconduct have been filed over the years; the most prominent that went to verdict is E. Jean Carroll’s suits, which produced jury findings that Trump sexually abused and defamed her and large damages awards now under appeal (see Carroll cases) [1] [2]. Available sources describe many other public accusations and some earlier lawsuits or filings (including a 2016 “Jane Doe/Katie Johnson” filing and an alleged 1997 suit by Jill Harth), but reporting shows few other cases reached trial or produced the same level of civil verdicts as Carroll’s [3] [4] [5].
1. The Carroll litigation: the single civil case that reached jury findings
E. Jean Carroll filed two related lawsuits against Trump — initially for defamation and later adding a sexual-assault/battery claim under New York’s Adult Survivors Act — and juries found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding millions in damages; those rulings and larger appellate developments (including requests to the U.S. Supreme Court) are central to reporting on lawsuits that have succeeded against him [1] [2] [6]. Coverage notes the May 2023 jury verdict finding Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and later defamation-related awards totalling in the millions that have been appealed [1] [7].
2. Multiple public accusations, but few other civil trials reported
News outlets and compilations document more than a dozen women who have publicly accused Trump of sexual assault, harassment, or misconduct going back decades, but AP and other summaries state that, aside from Carroll’s case, none of those other public accusations had gone to trial as of earlier reporting [4] [8]. That distinction — many public allegations versus relatively few full civil trials — is key context when a reader asks whether “other sexual assault lawsuits” have been filed and adjudicated [8].
3. Earlier lawsuits and filings often filed, refiled, then dropped or dismissed
Reporting points to specific earlier legal actions or filings: a 2016 federal complaint by a plaintiff identified as “Jane Doe” or “Katie Johnson” alleging sexual assault linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s circle was filed, refiled, and reportedly later dropped or withdrawn; coverage of viral recirculation of those older filings stresses that they were dismissed or did not produce a jury verdict [3] [5] [4]. Similarly, other civil suits or allegations — for example, claims associated with Jill Harth from the 1990s — have been reported as part of long-running compilations of allegations, but did not produce the same trial outcomes as Carroll’s cases [9] [4].
4. How reporting distinguishes allegations, lawsuits, and verdicts
Major outlets and legal summaries differentiate between allegations made publicly, civil complaints filed, and cases that actually reached trial and resulted in judicial findings: E. Jean Carroll’s litigation is uniquely notable because it produced jury findings and large damages; other accusations are frequently described in news accounts but are often characterized as public accusations, pretrial filings, or suits that were withdrawn or dismissed [2] [8] [10]. This is why many recaps list numerous allegations but emphasize that Carroll’s case is the primary one to reach adjudication [4] [8].
5. Competing perspectives and legal posture
Trump has consistently denied the allegations and attacked complainants; his lawyers have appealed Carroll verdicts and sought Supreme Court review, arguing trial errors and contesting evidence admissibility — coverage records these defense positions alongside the jury outcomes [2] [11] [6]. Reporting also notes that some plaintiffs withdrew suits, and that social-media circulation of older filings has sometimes led to misleading impressions about what remains active or successful in court [5].
6. What the available sources do not say
Available sources do not provide a comprehensive list of every civil filing by every accuser through 2025; they also do not claim that all public accusations became formal lawsuits, nor do they assert that dismissed or withdrawn filings were tried on their merits. For specific questions about any individual alleged victim or a particular court docket beyond those cited here, current reporting does not include exhaustive case-level detail and would require checking court records or newer reporting (not found in current reporting) [3] [5].
Conclusion: If your question is whether other sexual‑assault lawsuits have been filed against Trump, the answer in reporting is yes — multiple complaints and earlier lawsuits have been filed historically — but only E. Jean Carroll’s suits generated jury findings and the multi‑million‑dollar awards widely discussed in the news; other reported suits were often withdrawn, dismissed, or did not reach trial [1] [4] [8].