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Which prosecutors or law enforcement agencies have investigated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump and what were their findings?
Executive summary
Multiple prosecutors and law-enforcement bodies have examined sexual-assault allegations involving Donald Trump, producing a mix of civil verdicts, dismissed criminal matters, unopened or dropped filings, and ongoing public scrutiny tied to Jeffrey Epstein records; available sources document a 2023 jury finding Trump liable in a civil case brought by E. Jean Carroll and other investigations or filings that were dismissed or did not yield criminal charges [1] [2] [3]. Coverage is fragmented: some inquiries were civil suits that produced damages awards, others were police or grand-jury probes that did not result in charges, and new document releases about Jeffrey Epstein have prompted fresh political and investigative attention [1] [2] [4].
1. E. Jean Carroll: civil trial, jury verdict, damages upheld on appeal — a rare judicial finding
E. Jean Carroll sued Donald Trump in civil court alleging sexual assault and defamation; a 2023 jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her, awarding damages, and appellate rulings through 2025 have upheld large penalty totals (including an $83.3 million penalty reported in September 2025) while Trump sought Supreme Court review [1] [5] [6]. This case was civil, not criminal: the jury assessed liability under New York law and awarded monetary damages, and the record shows Trump has pursued appeals, including asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the verdict [1] [6].
2. Katie Johnson / “Jane Doe” filings: dismissed civil suits and unclear prosecutorial outcomes
Court filings dating to 2016 from a plaintiff using the pseudonyms "Katie Johnson" and "Jane Doe" alleged rape in the 1990s involving Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump; those lawsuits were refiled and then dismissed in late 2016, and reporting indicates the filing was dropped without resulting criminal charges in available accounts [7] [2]. Newsweek and other outlets note the 2016 filing’s dismissal and that it has resurfaced in social-media discourse following later releases of Epstein-related transcripts, but current reporting in these sources does not show a later criminal prosecution tied to that dismissed filing [2].
3. Police, grand juries and other local probes: some inquiries closed or did not lead to indictments
Multiple media summaries and recaps indicate that local police investigations into individual accusers’ complaints have in some instances resulted in closures without charges or produced no public criminal indictments; for example, reporting summarizes a range of alleged incidents from unwanted kissing to groping and notes that Trump has denied the accusations and that prosecution results vary by case [8] [9]. The available items in this set do not provide a comprehensive list of every local law-enforcement outcome, and they frequently emphasize that criminal outcomes differed case-by-case [8] [9].
4. The Jeffrey Epstein document releases: renewed scrutiny, not a prosecutorial finding against Trump
Document dumps and congressional releases about Jeffrey Epstein in 2025 led House Democrats and others to highlight emails and materials that reference Trump and raise questions about what he knew of Epstein’s abuses; Reuters and The Washington Post reported that some Epstein emails suggested Epstein wrote Trump "knew about the sexual abuse of underage girls but never participated," but those disclosures are investigatory or political in nature, not judicial findings against Trump [4] [10]. Politicians, including some Republicans, have criticized executive actions around Epstein file releases, and debates continue over what files to disclose and what remains subject to redaction for active investigations [3] [11].
5. Civil-versus-criminal distinction and limits of current reporting
Reporting in these sources makes a clear distinction: the E. Jean Carroll result is a civil jury finding of liability and damages (not a criminal conviction) while other complaints either were dismissed, closed without charges, or remain matters of public-document review tied to Epstein records [1] [2] [4]. Available sources do not mention comprehensive federal criminal indictments for sexual assault against Trump arising from the set of complaints summarized here; if you seek a complete list of every law-enforcement agency that examined each allegation, current reporting in these documents is fragmented and does not consolidate every local police, grand jury, state attorney, or federal investigator involved [9] [8].
6. Competing interpretations and political context
Media outlets and political actors offer competing frames: some present the Carroll verdict and document disclosures as evidence of wrongdoing or credible inquiry, while Trump and his lawyers characterize many accusations as politically motivated or legally insufficient — the BBC and other coverage note Trump's denials and appeals [6] [1]. At the same time, document releases connected to Epstein have been used by both Democrats and Republicans to advance partisan lines — House Democrats released materials raising questions about Trump’s knowledge [4], while critics accused the White House of withholding files or using reviews to protect political interests [3].
If you want, I can compile a timeline listing each named allegation in these sources, the law-enforcement or court body that handled it (as reported), and the documented outcome (civil verdict, dismissal, no charge, or public records release) with direct citations to each entry.