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Public records show a civil complaint filed under the pseudonym “Katie Johnson” in April 2016 that named Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein; that federal case was dismissed in May 2016 and later abandon...
Katie Johnson is a pseudonym used by a woman who filed a civil lawsuit in 2016 alleging sexual assaults; reporting and document releases say she submitted a sworn affidavit or videotaped affidavit and...
Katie Johnson is the name — sometimes a pseudonym “Jane Doe” — used by a woman who in 2016 filed civil claims alleging she was raped as a 13‑year‑old at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York apartment and that D...
Maria Farmer is widely reported as the first person to file a criminal complaint about Jeffrey Epstein in 1996 and to have repeatedly told law enforcement about Epstein’s circle, including naming Dona...
Public court dockets and filings — specifically the federal docket for Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump (C.D. Cal. case 5:16‑cv‑00797) — are the clearest public records showing a litigant using the na...
Available reporting shows that Katie Johnson’s 2016 civil filing and a resurfaced video affidavit include mention of “testimony from an anonymous witness corroborating the allegations,” but public, na...