Which specific women have publicly said they were minors when they allege Donald Trump assaulted them, and what primary sources document those claims?
Executive summary
Three distinct filings or public accounts in reporting identify a woman who said she was a minor when alleging sexual abuse involving Donald Trump — an anonymous plaintiff using the pseudonyms "Katie Johnson" and "Jane Doe" who alleges she was 13 in suits filed in 2016 — and an accompanying sworn statement that names a separate 12‑year‑old witness called "Maria"; these claims were aired in civil complaints that were later dismissed or withdrawn and whose provenance has been scrutinized by media and fact‑checkers [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. The “Katie Johnson” / “Jane Doe” civil complaints: the primary public document and its status
A woman proceeding under the pseudonym "Katie Johnson" filed a civil complaint in California in April 2016 alleging that she was raped and sexually assaulted by Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein when she was 13 at parties in 1994; that initial filing was dismissed and a second complaint filed in New York as "Jane Doe" was later withdrawn, making the operative legal record one of filed then dismissed/withdrawn civil suits rather than a criminal conviction [1] [4].
2. The court filings that contain the most direct allegations — what they say and who signed them
The New York federal filing includes detailed accusations and witness statements alleging repeated sexual contact when the plaintiff was 13 and even references to a separate “12‑year‑old female named Maria” in a sworn affidavit that purports to witness assaults; the PDF of the complaint and affidavits circulated in reporting contains passages asserting multiple forced encounters and alleged witness testimony describing minors, and these documents are the primary sources for those specific age claims [2].
3. Media and fact‑check scrutiny of provenance and amplification
Investigations by outlets such as Snopes and reporting that traced the claims’ promotion found a complex backstory: the Johnson claims were circulated to media outlets in 2015 and 2016 via intermediaries and were re‑examined in later election cycles, and fact‑checks and reporting have highlighted both the existence of the lawsuits and questions about how the allegations were promoted and publicized — matters that affect how those primary documents are interpreted in public debate [3] [4].
4. Broader reporting and legal context: what else the record shows and what it does not
Major summaries of allegations against Trump list many accusers and incidents, but sources make clear that the specific category of women who have publicly said they were minors is limited in the public record to the anonymous Johnson/Jane Doe filings and associated affidavits that name a 12‑year‑old witness; other widely reported accusers have described assaults as adults and are documented separately in mainstream reporting and court records [5] [6] [7]. Reporting also notes the legal outcomes: the Johnson complaints were dismissed or withdrawn and no criminal charges resulted from those civil filings as of the documents cited [1] [4].
5. Alternative viewpoints, agendas, and limits of the available documentation
Coverage repeatedly presents competing claims: the plaintiff’s sworn allegations in the court documents are primary sources that explicitly state ages and episodes, while other reporting and fact‑checks emphasize promotional campaigns around the filings and note that withdrawal or dismissal limits the judicial record; outlets such as Snopes and Reuters have called attention to how anonymous allegations and memes have been amplified or conflated with other claims, underscoring that the available primary documents exist but are contested and have not produced criminal convictions [3] [8] [4].