What other civil or criminal claims have been filed against Donald Trump related to sexual misconduct and what are their current statuses?
Executive summary
Donald Trump has faced numerous allegations of sexual misconduct over decades, but only a handful led to formal legal filings; most were civil claims, not criminal prosecutions, and several have been resolved or remain on appeal as of the latest reporting in these sources [1] [2] [3]. The marquee case brought by E. Jean Carroll resulted in multi-million‑dollar judgments that Trump is appealing, while other suits—by Summer Zervos, Jill Harth, and an anonymous "Jane Doe"/"Katie Johnson"—were withdrawn, settled, or dismissed [2] [1] [4].
1. E. Jean Carroll — civil sexual‑assault and defamation suits, verdicts and appeals
E. Jean Carroll filed two related civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault in the mid‑1990s and later defamation after Trump publicly denied the accusation, and juries and judges have found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding Carroll millions in damages that are now the subject of appeals [2] [3]. Different reports cite overlapping awards—one jury awarded $5 million in May 2023, which a federal appeals court later upheld, and other filings and judgments together resulted in an aggregate damages figure reported in coverage as roughly $88.3 million with ongoing appeals by Trump seeking reductions or new trials on damages [3] [5] [2]. Trump’s legal team has challenged evidentiary rulings and argued for reductions, while Carroll’s lawyers counter that the verdicts reflect findings of sexual abuse and defamation [2] [6].
2. Summer Zervos — defamation claim tied to a misconduct allegation, withdrawn
Former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos sued Trump for defamation after he publicly called her allegations of sexual misconduct false; that case proceeded for years but was ultimately withdrawn in 2021, leaving no active civil judgment against Trump from Zervos’s filing in the sources provided [1] [4]. Media coverage framed Zervos’s suit as one of the few instances where an accuser pursued legal action related to public denials by Trump, but her withdrawal ended that particular civil avenue [4] [1].
3. Jill Harth — 1997 lawsuit alleging groping and harassment, settled or dropped
Businesswoman Jill Harth’s 1997 lawsuit accused Trump of sexual misconduct including forced kissing and groping; the claim was withdrawn after a separate settlement related to a business dispute, and she did not press a standalone sexual‑harassment verdict against Trump in the public record summarized here [1] [7]. Reporting indicates Harth settled parts of related business litigation and forfeited the sexual‑harassment claim, meaning no public civil judgment on the sexual‑misconduct allegations remains in these sources [1].
4. “Katie Johnson”/“Jane Doe” — under‑age rape allegations, dismissed
An anonymous plaintiff using the name “Katie Johnson” and later “Jane Doe” filed lawsuits in California and New York in 2016 accusing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping her as a minor in the 1990s; those claims were dismissed or did not proceed to a successful judgment according to the timeline summarized here [1]. The filings were notable because they invoked alleged criminal acts from decades earlier, but the cases were dismissed the month after the initial California filing and the New York follow‑up did not result in a sustained civil judgment in the materials provided [1].
5. Broader catalogue of accusations and legal landscape — many allegations, few active criminal charges
Public reporting has documented dozens of women accusing Trump of groping, unwanted kissing, and other misconduct since the 1970s, but most allegations did not produce civil suits or criminal charges; media timelines and compilations underline a pattern alleged by accusers while also noting denials from Trump and his spokespeople [7] [4]. Beyond the Carroll verdicts and the withdrawn or settled suits already described, there is no consistent record in these sources of criminal convictions against Trump for sexual misconduct—coverage instead focuses on civil litigation, settlements, dismissals, and appeals [2] [3] [1].
Closing note on limits: the sources provided do not catalogue every allegation or every legal filing exhaustively, and newer filings or criminal investigations after the dates in these reports may not be reflected here [1] [7]. When sources disagree—on damages totals, for example—the reporting above cites the specific figures and appellate posture each source reports [2] [5].