A defamation lawsuit filed by a Republican fundraiser has thrust new allegations of an apparent sexual assault at Mar-a-Lago into public view, with court papers saying a recording of a dispute after the incident was circulated among influential members of the club and Trump associates.
The suit, filed by fundraiser Cameron Moore and obtained by the Daily Mail, accuses fellow Mar-a-Lago member Maria Selloni of spreading a recording that Moore says was passed to her by a woman who alleges Moore sexually attacked her in a bedroom of the private club. The papers describe the woman as a 39-year-old single mother from Utah and identify Moore as a 48-year-old wealthy Republican fundraiser.
According to the court documents cited by the Daily Mail, the alleged incident took place in the early hours after a dinner on November 2, 2023. The woman is said to have told investigators she took a morning-after pill the following day out of concern about a possible pregnancy. Moore’s complaint contends Selloni received a recording of an argument between Moore and the woman after the alleged encounter and then distributed it within the Mar-a-Lago community.
Moore alleges in his defamation filing that the recording was shared with prominent figures in the Trump network, including President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump and certain Secret Service officials. The lawsuit seeks damages for harm to Moore’s reputation resulting from the alleged dissemination. Moore’s filing frames the spread of the recording as false and defamatory, and it is the mechanism through which the allegations have surfaced publicly.
Donald Trump was not present at the dinner where the alleged incident is said to have occurred; court papers note he was campaigning for a second presidential term at the time. The suit and the reporting that followed do not allege the involvement of Trump himself in the events described.
Mar-a-Lago, a private club in Palm Beach owned by Trump, has long been a social and fundraising hub for Republican donors and political operatives. Allegations of misconduct within such spaces can carry broader reputational consequences because of the club’s ties to high-profile figures and security personnel.
The details in the litigation have not been litigated in a criminal court, and the documents reflect allegations made within a civil defamation claim. The woman’s account, as summarized in the court papers, and the claims about who received or circulated the recording have not been independently verified in court public records beyond the material contained in the filing obtained by the Daily Mail.
Legal proceedings stemming from the complaint could produce additional evidence or statements. At this stage, the suit has publicized the existence of the allegations and the contested recording, and it names specific members of the Mar-a-Lago community as recipients of that material. Further developments may hinge on discovery in the civil case or any separate criminal inquiries, if pursued by authorities.