Beatrice Keul,  What the New Epstein Report Says About Her 1993 Allegation Against Donald Trump

Beatrice Keul, a Swiss former beauty pageant contestant and model, alleges that Donald Trump raped her in a Plaza Hotel suite in New York City in November 1993, according to a report released by House Judiciary Committee Democrats on October 26, 2026. The report gives a far more serious account than the one Keul first made public in October 2024, when she described groping and an assault she said she stopped.

The White House denies the allegation and calls the report politically motivated. Trump has not been charged in connection with Keul’s allegation, and no court has made any finding about it.

What this report is, and is not: The allegations appear in a staff report released by the Democratic minority of the House Judiciary Committee, through Ranking Member Jamie Raskin. It is not an indictment, a court finding, a criminal conviction or a conclusion adopted by the full committee. The alleged assault has not been tested at trial, and nothing in this article should be read as a finding that it did or did not happen.

Beatrice Keul Allegation: Quick Facts

Detail	What is known
Person making the allegation	Beatrice Keul
Background	Swiss model and banking professional; runner-up in Miss Switzerland and Miss Europe contestant in 1992
Person accused	Donald Trump (denies the allegation)
Alleged incident	November 1993, Plaza Hotel, New York City
Event	Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant
Keul’s age in 1993	23 in her 2024 interviews; one account of the report lists 24 (see the age note below)
Other person mentioned	Jeffrey Epstein
First public account	October 2024 (groping; she says she stopped the encounter)
Report released	October 26, 2026
Released by	House Judiciary Committee Democrats (Ranking Member Jamie Raskin)
White House response	Denied; called the report politically motivated
Criminal charge over this allegation	None reported as of October 27, 2026
Civil lawsuit by Keul over this allegation	None verified as of October 27, 2026
Court finding	None

Who Is Beatrice Keul?

Keul is a Swiss woman who worked as a banking executive and part-time model in the early 1990s. She told the Daily Mail in 2024 that she was runner-up in Miss Switzerland and competed in Miss Europe in 1992, which she says brought her to Trump’s attention. She received an invitation to the Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant in November 1993, with events in Atlantic City and at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, which Trump then owned.

She has spoken publicly under her own name to several outlets, including the Daily Mail, the Swiss broadcaster SRF, the Swiss newspaper NZZ and the Daily Beast’s PunchUp publication. Keul has also said she has received threats since going public. Those statements are her own and have not been independently verified.

A note on her age and the dates: Reports based on her 2024 interviews say she was 23 in 1993, and Trump was 47. Some coverage of the 2026 report gives her age as 24. We could not reconcile the two figures from the sources reviewed, so this article uses “23 per her own interviews” and flags the discrepancy rather than choosing one. The date of the alleged incident (November 1993) is consistent across all accounts.

Timeline of Keul’s Public Statements

1. November 1993: The alleged incident, at the American Dream Pageant at the Plaza Hotel.
2. October 2024: Keul first goes public in an interview with the Daily Mail. She says Trump “jumped” on her, kissed her, tried to lift her dress and grabbed her, and that she got away. Trump’s 2024 campaign called the claims “fake allegations.”
3. 2026 (before the report): In interviews, including with PunchUp, Keul again described groping and said the encounter ended after she talked Trump down. She also said Trump warned her that “bad things can happen” if she spoke out.
4. October 26, 2026: House Judiciary Democrats release a report that attributes to Keul a more serious allegation: that Trump raped her.

The timeline matters because her description of the core event changed between her earlier public statements and the account in the report.

What Does the October 2026 Epstein Report Allege?

The roughly 53-page report is titled “We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffrey”: The Case Against Donald Trump Emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ’s Desperate Efforts to Cover it Up. Its purpose is to argue that records, survivor accounts and government files justify further investigation of Trump’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein and of the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files.

As described in coverage of the report, it presents accounts from 11 women, five of whom it says directly accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in Epstein’s company or presence. Keul’s account is one of its central sections. The report says she gave a more detailed account to committee staff over several weeks.

The report also alleges that the Justice Department withheld evidence and limited investigations of possible Epstein co-conspirators, and Democrats call for an independent special counsel. These are the staff’s allegations and recommendations. They are not proven facts, and the Justice Department and the White House dispute the cover-up claims.

What Does Keul Say Happened at the Plaza Hotel?

According to the account in the report:

• The meeting: At a press luncheon during the pageant, Trump approached Keul and spoke with her for at least 15 minutes. He offered to help with a U.S. visa through his associate Paolo Zampolli and to help her get into New York University.
• Epstein: After Trump left, Epstein approached her, introduced himself as Trump’s best friend, spoke with her for at least 10 minutes, and offered help with travel and accommodation and an invitation to a party at Mar-a-Lago.
• The suite: Later that day, a Trump representative invited her upstairs to meet Trump in a suite. She says she believed the meeting could help her career and education.
• The alleged assault: Keul told staff that Trump grabbed her from behind and raped her, and that she suffered a torn dress, bleeding and bruising.
• Afterward: She says Trump repeated his offers of help and pressured her to stay silent, saying “the show must go on.” She completed the pageant, returned to Switzerland and declined an invitation to another Trump-sponsored pageant in Hawaii. Months later, she says, Trump called her in Switzerland and renewed his offers, which she declined.

These are allegations. Trump denies them, and no court has made a finding about them.

Why Is the 2026 Account Different From Her Earlier Statements?

In October 2024 and in later interviews, Keul described a sexual assault attempt: Trump jumping on her, kissing her, trying to lift her dress and grabbing her, until she talked him down. She said her height, about 6 feet 1 inch, helped her get away.

The 2026 report attributes to her an allegation that the encounter went further and ended in rape. The report acknowledges her earlier statement that she had “talked Trump down,” and says the added details came from extended conversations with committee staff. It does not fully explain the difference.

That difference is a legitimate point for readers to weigh. Survivors of sexual assault sometimes disclose in stages, and experts note that partial or delayed disclosure is common. A changed account can also affect how a court or jury weighs credibility. This article does not treat the difference as proof of either truth or falsity.

What Are the Evidentiary Limits of the House Report?

This section is important for readers who want to separate what is documented from what is alleged.

• It is a partisan staff report. It was produced by the minority party’s committee staff. It was not voted on or adopted by the full committee and is not a bipartisan finding.
• It is not a court record. There was no cross-examination, no rules of evidence and no neutral fact-finder. Nothing in it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence.
• The core allegation rests on Keul’s account. The report says it draws on committee interviews, survivor accounts, FBI records and documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. As described in coverage, photographs of Keul and Trump at the pageant show that they were at the same event. They do not show what happened in a private suite.
• Other accounts are context, not direct proof. The report refers to other women’s accounts and to a 1997 lawsuit by Jill Harth about Trump’s conduct toward young models. These may be relevant to a pattern argument, but they are not independent eyewitness evidence of the alleged assault on Keul.
• No contemporaneous report is documented. The sources reviewed do not describe a 1993 police report or medical record tied to this allegation.
• We have not independently verified every detail. Some details, such as the page count and the number of women, come from the report as described in news coverage. Readers should consult the original document.

In short, the report is a serious public allegation and a call for investigation. It is not proof, and it is also not disproof.

What Has Trump or the White House Said?

In 2024, Karoline Leavitt, then speaking for Trump’s campaign, called Keul’s claims “fake allegations.” In 2026, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Trump has been “totally exonerated” on anything relating to Epstein and has done more for Epstein’s victims than anyone before him. After the October 26 report, PEOPLE reported that White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said none of the allegations are true and described the report as politically motivated.

A denial does not settle the dispute any more than the allegation does. Neither is a judicial finding.

How Is Keul’s Allegation Connected to Jeffrey Epstein?

Keul says Epstein approached her at the Plaza Hotel on the same day, called himself Trump’s best friend, and offered her travel, accommodation and an invitation to Mar-a-Lago. She has described her view that the pageant was a “hunting ground.” The report compares these offers with accounts from other women who said Epstein used career and education promises to gain influence over them.

That comparison is the report’s argument. It does not itself establish that either man committed a crime in relation to Keul. Trump has denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. For background on legal fights over Epstein’s estate, see our report on the Jeffrey Epstein Zorro Ranch lawsuit and New Mexico’s effort to block $75 million in estate payments.

Is There a Criminal Case Based on Keul’s Allegation?

No criminal charge based on Keul’s allegation was reported as of October 27, 2026. The report is not an indictment and does not charge anyone. A prosecution would require action by a prosecutor with jurisdiction, admissible evidence and a way past legal obstacles, including the applicable statute of limitations. A congressional staff report does not automatically start a criminal case.

Could Keul File a Civil Lawsuit Now?

No civil lawsuit by Keul over this allegation has been verified. Whether she could bring one is a complicated legal question, and the answer should not be assumed from a news report.

New York’s Adult Survivors Act opened a one-year window for adult survivors to file certain civil claims that would otherwise have been time-barred. That window closed on November 24, 2023, and it was not a permanent reopening. New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules also contain separate time limits and revival provisions for certain sexual-offense claims, and their effect depends on the conduct, the cause of action and the dates involved. A lawyer would need to analyze those questions. Keul is also not the only person with a possible theory, and any claim would face a different standard of proof than a criminal case.

For broader context on other legal disputes involving Trump, see Trump Lawsuits 2026: Every Major Case and What’s Happened.

How Is This Different From the Katie Johnson Lawsuit?

Some online posts link Keul’s allegation to the 2016 lawsuit filed under the pseudonym “Katie Johnson,” who alleged that Trump and Epstein assaulted her when she was 13. Those are separate allegations involving different events, evidence and legal histories. The Johnson suits were dismissed or withdrawn in 2016 and produced no merits finding. The earlier case does not prove Keul’s allegation, and the new report does not reopen the Johnson case. For details, see our article on the Katie Johnson v. Trump lawsuit, dismissed in 2016.

What Happens Next?

The next steps depend on whether prosecutors or law-enforcement agencies act, whether more records become public, and whether Congress keeps investigating. Democrats are asking for an independent special counsel. That is a request, not an appointment. Developments to watch:

• Whether the Justice Department publicly answers the report’s allegations about withheld records.
• Whether any agency announces an investigation or charges tied to this allegation.
• Whether additional FBI records or documents about Keul’s account are released.
• Whether Keul or her representatives provide more public statements or evidence.
• Whether the full House Judiciary Committee takes any action on the report.

As of October 27, 2026, no criminal charge and no civil lawsuit tied to Keul’s allegation had been verified.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Beatrice Keul?

A Swiss model and banking professional who was runner-up in Miss Switzerland and a Miss Europe contestant in 1992.

What does Beatrice Keul accuse Donald Trump of?

According to the House Judiciary Democrats’ October 26, 2026 report, she told committee staff that Trump raped her in a Plaza Hotel suite in November 1993. Trump and the White House deny it.

Did she say this before?

In October 2024 she described groping and an assault she said she stopped. The 2026 report attributes a more serious allegation to her. The report does not fully explain the difference.

Does the report prove the allegation?

No. It is a partisan staff report that presents allegations and calls for investigation. It is not a court finding.

Is the report bipartisan?

No. It was released by House Judiciary Committee Democrats and was not adopted by the full committee.

Has Trump been charged?

No criminal charge based on Keul’s allegation was reported as of October 27, 2026.

Can Keul sue now?

That depends on New York’s time limits and revival laws and on the legal theory. The Adult Survivors Act window closed in November 2023. No lawsuit by Keul was verified.

Is this the same as the Katie Johnson lawsuit?

No. It is a different allegation with a separate history. The Johnson cases were dismissed or withdrawn in 2016.

Sources and Legal Authorities

1. House Judiciary Committee Democrats: October 2026 staff report, “We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffrey”
2. House Judiciary Committee Democrats: Official announcement of the report, October 26, 2026
3. PEOPLE: Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul Alleges Donald Trump Raped Her at the Plaza Hotel in 1993
4. The New Republic: Woman Says Trump Raped Her and Then Said “The Show Must Go On”
5. The Daily Beast: 6-Foot-1 Beauty Queen Accuses Trump of Grabbing Her Body Everywhere (October 2024)
6. The Daily Beast: Trump’s Beauty Queen Accuser: Why I Live in Fear
7. International Business Times UK: Trump Allegedly Told Beauty Queen ‘Bad Things Can Happen’ After Groping Her
8. Raw Story: Beauty queen reveals Trump’s disturbing question after alleged assault
9. tio.ch (Swiss news): Trump mi ha aggredita sessualmente: le accuse dell’ex modella svizzera
10. New York State Governor’s Office: Governor Hochul Signs Adult Survivors Act
11. New York State Senate: Civil Practice Law and Rules § 213-c
12. New York courts: C.L. v. County of Oneida, 2024 NY Slip Op 24149

Legal disclaimer: This article summarizes public allegations and a congressional staff report. The allegations against Donald Trump are disputed and have not been established as findings of fact by any court. It is general information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. AllAboutLawyer.com is an informational website, not a law firm. Facts may change after publication.