Which criminal cases, if any, have charged Donald Trump with sexual offenses involving minors?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows no public criminal indictment charging Donald Trump with sexual offenses involving minors. Multiple civil lawsuits and allegations have referenced claims that Trump sexually assaulted minors — including a refiled federal suit alleging rape of a 13‑year‑old — but fact‑checks and news organizations report those claims have not produced criminal charges against him in available sources [1] [2] [3].
1. Civil suits versus criminal charges: the crucial distinction
Most sources cataloging accusations against Trump describe civil lawsuits, allegations, or settlements rather than criminal prosecutions; for example, a woman using a pseudonym has twice filed a civil complaint accusing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping her at age 13, matters that have been litigated in civil court and not reported as resulting in criminal charges in the sources provided [1] [4] [2].
2. Recent high‑profile civil findings do not equal child‑sex indictments
Reporting notes significant civil judgments against Trump — such as the jury finding he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll and defamed her — but that case concerned an adult plaintiff and was a civil liability, not a criminal conviction for offenses involving minors; sources do not report any parallel criminal indictment alleging sexual offenses against children tied to that matter [5] [6].
3. Specific alleged incidents involving minors — what the sources say
Some pieces and compilations mention allegations that Trump raped or sexually abused girls as young as 13 (including a refiled Manhattan federal complaint and recurring online claims that list alleged settlements), but fact‑checkers and reporting have found no verified record that those allegations produced criminal charges, and some civil complaints were dismissed or withdrawn according to the same reporting [1] [2] [4].
4. Social media claims and conspiracy lists — widely debunked or unproven
Circulating lists claiming multiple secret settlements or that prosecutors were preparing child‑molestation charges have been investigated and found lacking evidence by outlets and fact‑checkers; Reuters identified posts falsely asserting the Associated Press reported prosecutors bringing child‑molestation charges, and PolitiFact found no evidence for a circulated list claiming six settlements involving 10–13‑year‑olds [3] [2].
5. Ongoing reporting, reinterpretations, and legal filings
Sources show continued litigation activity and renewed filings (for example, the refiled Jane Doe suit in Manhattan), and some reporting and timelines aggregate allegations going back decades; such filings can reappear or be reframed in civil court, but the available sources do not show that such activity has produced criminal indictments for sexual offenses involving minors [1] [6].
6. Limits of the public record and what the sources do not say
Available sources do not mention a criminal case in which Trump has been formally charged with sexual offenses against minors. They also do not provide documentation of criminal prosecutions, guilty pleas, or convictions on such charges. If you are asking whether prosecutors have brought criminal child‑sex charges against Trump, current reporting in these sources does not show any [1] [2] [3].
7. Competing perspectives and why confusion persists
Two dynamics drive public confusion: a) credible civil allegations and high‑profile civil judgments create strong public belief there are criminal cases, and b) social‑media lists and viral posts have amplified unproven claims — outlets like Snopes, PolitiFact and Reuters have repeatedly flagged such claims as unverified or false in the contexts cited [4] [2] [3]. Sources differ in tone — some aggregate allegations as part of Trump’s wider legal troubles, others emphasize lack of evidence for criminal filings — so readers should weigh both the existence of allegations and the absence of documented criminal charges in the public record [6] [2] [3].
8. What to watch next
Given active civil litigation and continuing investigations by journalists and fact‑checkers, any emergence of a criminal filing would be reported by mainstream news outlets and documented in public court records; current sources do not report such a development, so monitor reliable outlets and federal/state court dockets for any change [1] [3].
Limitations: this analysis relies only on the provided sources and thus may not reflect reporting outside them; the sources explicitly show civil allegations and refiled suits but do not report any criminal indictments charging Trump with sexual offenses involving minors [1] [2] [3].