Was Trump convicted of sexual assault

1. What the civil juries decided — liability, damages and the timeline

In a 2023 federal trial in Manhattan a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s and awarded her $5 million in damages; that jury also found he had defamed her, and a separate proceeding produced an $83.3 million damages award for defamation that appellate panels have upheld in part ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Court records and reporting note the sexual‑assault claim was revived under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which allowed Carroll to sue despite ordinarily expired statutes of limitations ^{[4] [5]}.

2. Civil liability versus criminal conviction — a legal distinction that matters

The jury’s finding and the monetary awards are civil judgments of liability, not criminal convictions; civil liability means jurors concluded Carroll proved her claim under the applicable civil standard, while criminal conviction would require a prosecutor to bring charges and a guilty verdict beyond a reasonable doubt—events not described in the available reporting ^{[1] [2]}. Multiple outlets explicitly characterize the 2023 result as a civil finding of liability rather than a criminal conviction ^{[1] [6]}.

3. Appeals and ongoing legal questions

Trump has challenged the decisions, appealing to federal appellate courts and asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the rulings; some appellate panels have upheld the prior findings and damages awards while the legal fights continue in higher courts as of the latest reporting ^{[7] [8] [3]}. Reporting notes judges and panels have rejected arguments that certain trial rulings—such as allowing testimony from other accusers—tainted the trials, but the cases remain the subject of active appeals ^{[2] [9]}.

4. Evidence presented at trial and courtroom mechanics

Coverage and the case docket describe the evidence that jurors heard: Carroll’s testimony, corroborating “outcry” witnesses she told about the alleged incident, testimony from two other women who alleged separate misconduct by Trump, and public recordings such as the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape; trial judges instructed juries on how to treat the evidence and, in the second trial, to accept earlier findings as established facts for the defamation claim ^{[4] [1] [6] [9]}.

5. Broader context: other allegations and public debate

Carroll is one of more than a dozen women who have publicly accused Trump of sexual misconduct or harassment over the years; media summaries and compilations document numerous allegations and disputes but distinguish civil suits, withdrawn claims, dismissed suits and unprosecuted accusations from criminal convictions ^{[10] [11]}. Journalistic coverage and court reporting emphasize the difference between allegations, civil findings of liability, and criminal convictions, and note vigorous disagreement between Trump and his critics over credibility and legal consequences ^{[1] [2]}.

6. What the reporting does not say or confirm

Available sources do not report any criminal trial that resulted in a guilty verdict for sexual assault against Donald Trump; thus asserting a criminal conviction would be unsupported by the cited reporting ^{[1] [2] [3]}. If you are asking about other alleged incidents or criminal proceedings, available sources do not mention a criminal sexual‑assault conviction beyond the civil rulings in the Carroll litigation ^{[1] [4] [2]}.

7. Why the distinction is important for public understanding

Civil-liability findings can carry financial penalties and reputational consequences and may shape public perception and legal exposure; they do not carry the criminal punishments of imprisonment and a conviction on the criminal record. Reporting shows both legal teams and public commentators emphasize different implications—Trump’s camp calling the rulings erroneous and seeking higher-court relief, while Carroll’s supporters point to the jury findings as validation ^{[7] [8] [2]}.

If you want, I can compile a short timeline of the Carroll cases and appeals with exact dates and linked excerpts from the trial opinions and press coverage cited above ^{[4] [2] [3]}.