A woman who alleges Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was just 13 years old has reportedly gone into hiding, with a family member saying she is now living “off the grid” out of fear of retaliation as explosive court battles over the Jeffrey Epstein files reignite scrutiny of decades-old allegations. The revelation comes as mounting pressure builds on the Justice Department to release additional Epstein records that could shed more light on the case.
The family member, speaking to The Guardian, said the woman—identified publicly only as Jane Doe 4—is avoiding public life and steering clear of anything connected to the Trump administration as legal battles over the release of Epstein-related records continue.
The development also comes just one day after the Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s final appeal seeking to overturn the civil jury verdict finding that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and later defamed her. At the same time, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a court order requiring the Justice Department to either release additional unredacted Epstein files or explain why they should remain sealed.
Jane Doe 4 alleges that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her as a child and introduced her to Trump in either New York or New Jersey when she was about 13 years old in 1984.
According to previously released but heavily redacted FBI records, the woman told investigators that Trump forced her to perform a sexual act on him before allegedly punching her after she bit him in an attempt to escape. An FBI memorandum states that Trump allegedly shouted, “Get this little b—h the hell out of here.”
The allegations have never resulted in criminal charges against Trump, and there is no indication the FBI opened a formal investigation into her claims involving him. The Post and Courier, which reviewed handwritten FBI interview notes, reported that it was unable to independently corroborate her allegations involving Trump because the document was heavily redacted.
Still, the woman’s family says the trauma has followed her throughout her life.
“Trauma is brutal. Chronic trauma destroys,” the relative told The Guardian. “She’s coping as best she can.”
Jane Doe 4 was interviewed by the FBI four times in 2019 after Epstein was arrested on federal child sex-trafficking charges. According to those records, she also alleged that Epstein repeatedly assaulted her in South Carolina and accused businessman Jimmy Atkins of sexually abusing her.
The White House has strongly denied the allegations. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the accusations “baseless” and said they are unsupported by credible evidence.
“The total baselessness of these accusations is also supported by the obvious fact that Joe Biden’s Department of Justice knew about them for four years and did nothing with them—because they knew President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong,” Leavitt said.
Trump and his allies have repeatedly argued that the release of the Epstein files has fully exonerated him. Critics, however, contend that continued efforts to keep portions of the files under wraps only raise more questions about what remains hidden.
With a federal judge now ordering greater transparency, attention is turning to whether the Justice Department will release the remaining Epstein records, or offer a legal justification for continuing to withhold them. The outcome could determine whether the public finally gets a fuller picture of what investigators uncovered.
