"Jane Doe" Alleged Trump Raped Her at 13 at Epstein's Apartment — Dropped After Death Threats
A woman using the pseudonym "Jane Doe" filed a federal lawsuit alleging Trump raped her at age 13 at Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 1994. A press conference was cancelled and the case was dropped days before the 2016 election after she received death threats.
In 2016, a woman using the pseudonym "Jane Doe" (also filed under "Katie Johnson") alleged in federal court that Donald Trump raped her at age 13 at Jeffrey Epstein's Upper East Side mansion in New York in 1994.
The lawsuit alleged:
- The plaintiff was lured by a recruiter to summer parties at Epstein's apartment on East 71st Street
- Trump tied her to a bed and forcibly raped her
- Trump slapped her and told her he would do whatever he pleased with her
- Epstein also raped her and struck her in the face when she did not comply
A pseudonymous "Tiffany Doe" signed a witness declaration stating she was hired by Epstein to recruit adolescent women for parties and had convinced the 13-year-old plaintiff to attend as a way to enter the modeling world.
The case was filed and refiled multiple times through 2016. A press conference was scheduled for November 2, 2016 — days before the election — but was cancelled. Attorney Lisa Bloom said Jane Doe had received "multiple threats" and was afraid. The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed on November 4, 2016.
The accuser has not spoken publicly since. No criminal charges resulted. The allegations remain unproven in court. However, in February 2026, the DOJ's own files revealed a separate woman making similar allegations about Trump — abuse beginning at age 13, introduced by Epstein — suggesting a pattern rather than an isolated claim.