Have any lawsuits or criminal charges accused Trump of assaulting boys, and what became of them?

1. The headlines people point to: lawsuits that mention underage victims

Multiple news items and court filings in the materials mention lawsuits that allege sexual abuse of minors in contexts that have at times named Trump or been connected to people in his orbit. Courthouse News and related reporting describe a 2016/2019‑era suit by a woman using pseudonyms who alleged she was raped at 13 at parties connected to Jeffrey Epstein and initially named Trump; that lawsuit was dismissed and later refiled in different forms ^{[1] [4]}. Other documents in the dataset (court PDFs) include allegations in a complaint that reference sexual acts with minors at Epstein’s properties and mention Trump in witness statements; those are pleadings, not criminal convictions ^[5].

2. Criminal charges versus civil claims: what the sources distinguish

The provided sources emphasize that many of the items are civil lawsuits or media allegations rather than criminal indictments. Reuters’ fact check explicitly states “There are no credible news reports about any child molestation charges against Trump,” signaling a distinction between allegations/filings and formal criminal charges in the public record covered here ^[3]. Courthouse News covers civil complaints being filed and refiled; such filings do not equate to criminal prosecution unless authorities charge someone ^[1].

3. High‑profile civil verdicts — adult plaintiff vs. allegations about minors

The best‑documented legal outcome in the materials is the E. Jean Carroll civil litigation: a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded damages (later affirmed on appeal and resulting in tens of millions in damages), but Carroll’s claim concerned an alleged assault in the 1990s when she was an adult; that case is not about assaulting boys ^{[2] [6]}. That verdict does not establish criminal liability and was a civil finding about an adult plaintiff ^[2].

4. Lawsuits involving underage plaintiffs: filings, drops, refilings

The dataset records that a 2016 lawsuit by an accuser who used the pseudonym “Katie Johnson” or “Jane Doe” alleged rape at age 13 in 1994 and initially named Trump and Epstein; that suit was dropped in November 2016, later refiled, and has seen further filings and press activity ^{[4] [7] [1]}. PolitiFact and other fact‑checks note the original 2016 suit was dropped and emphasize a lack of corroborating evidence in the public record for long‑standing social‑media claims about multiple settled child‑sex claims ^{[8] [9]}.

5. Fact‑checks and official reporting push back on viral claims

Multiple fact‑checking outlets and mainstream reporting included in the set make clear that sensational social‑media lists claiming Trump settled multiple child‑sex cases have not been substantiated by reliable evidence; Reuters and PolitiFact conclude there are no credible news reports of criminal child‑molestation charges against Trump ^{[3] [9] [8]}. That does not mean every allegation is false — it means the available, sourced reporting here does not document criminal charges proven in court.

6. What became of the cases, legally speaking

According to the sources here: some lawsuits alleging sexual abuse involving underage victims were dismissed or voluntarily dropped (the 2016 “Katie Johnson/Jane Doe” matter), others were refiled in different forms (Courthouse News on refilings), and the most legally consequential matter in these results — E. Jean Carroll’s civil suits — resulted in a civil judgment for sexual abuse and defamation ^{[1] [2] [6]}. Available sources do not mention any criminal conviction of Trump for assaulting boys ^[3].

7. Competing perspectives and limitations in the record

Journalists and courts treat real allegations seriously, but also differentiate civil litigation, allegations in filings, and criminal prosecution. Advocates for victims highlight refiled suits and new witness statements as signifying unresolved allegations ^[1], while fact‑checkers and mainstream outlets caution that media/viral claims of child‑molestation charges lack credible supporting reporting ^{[3] [9]}. Available sources do not mention definitive criminal charges or convictions of Trump for assaulting boys.

8. Bottom line for readers

The available reporting and court filings in this collection document allegations and civil suits — some dismissed, some refiled — and a major civil finding (E. Jean Carroll) concerning an adult plaintiff, but do not show documented criminal charges or convictions against Trump for assaulting boys in the sources provided ^{[2] [1] [3]}. Where allegations mention minors, the record here mostly shows civil pleadings, dismissals, refilings, and ongoing litigation rather than finalized criminal cases ^{[1] [8]}.