Cameron Moore, a Republican fundraiser and former member of Mar-a-Lago, filed a federal defamation lawsuit on Saturday against a woman who has accused him of sexual assault at a private Palm Beach club in November 2023, according to court papers and reporting by the Daily Mail.
Moore, 48, also filed an earlier civil complaint in Palm Beach Circuit Court in January 2024 against club member Maria Selloni, 49, alleging she circulated a recording of the woman’s account to other club members and Trump associates. Court filings say the alleged assault occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, 2023, and that the woman — who has not been publicly named because she is an alleged victim of sexual abuse — recorded an argument later that day and provided the audio to Selloni, who then shared it with others in the club and the Trump orbit.
Moore’s new federal complaint accuses the woman of recording him without consent and of telling Selloni that he “forced himself inside of her, sexually assaulted her and intentionally tried to impregnate her,” allegations Moore says are false. The complaint says Moore seeks a jury trial and compensation for reputational and emotional harm. In his January suit against Selloni, Moore asked a court to order destruction of the recordings, arguing they were made in a state that requires two-party consent.
Selloni has disputed Moore’s characterization in written answers cited in court papers, saying she shared the recording with club staff and Trump-world contacts out of concern for the woman’s safety and the club’s welfare. Selloni acknowledged she passed the file to Mar-a-Lago executive assistant and guest services director Heather Rinkus, to Sean Curran — whom she identified as a member of the president’s Secret Service detail and now the agency’s director — and to Lynne Patton, a Trump aide who served as White House director of minority outreach. The Daily Mail reported that Patton later played the recording for Eric Trump.
Moore’s lawsuits and the circulation of the recording have not produced criminal charges. Court records and public records searches show no police report or arrest tied to the alleged Nov. 2 incident. Moore did not identify Mar-a-Lago by name in the January complaint, referring to the location only as a private club.
The dispute has had repercussions for Moore’s standing in Palm Beach. The Daily Mail reported that Moore’s Mar-a-Lago membership was revoked in December and that he sold a Palm Beach condominium in July and returned to California. Moore, founder of the American Heroes Foundation, has promoted veterans’ issues and aligned publicly with the "America First" political message, and social media posts have shown him in proximity to high-profile Trump associates. Moore told the Daily Mail he filed the suits to clear his name, saying, "This is about me clearing my name," and saying he felt under attack.
Selloni told investigators and Moore’s lawyer that she confronted the woman at the club after seeing her in tears and that the woman indicated Moore had behaved aggressively. Under questioning, Selloni said the woman told her Moore had been "pinching her leg under the table to shut her up" and that she had been asked for help. Selloni said she shared the recording "for the protection of (the victim), the owner of the club, the club itself as well as others." She has maintained she had the right to distribute the recording.
Moore’s January suit against Selloni alleges a broader campaign to harm his reputation, naming other individuals he says received the recording and sought damages for invasion of privacy. The second suit, now filed in federal court, focuses its allegations on the woman who accused Moore and contends she spread "vicious lies" to others, according to the complaint.
The case raises questions about the handling of alleged misconduct within private social clubs frequented by political figures and about the legal interplay between defamation claims and recordings made and shared among private individuals. The recordings are at the center of Moore’s civil claims; his legal team argues they were obtained illegally under state wiretapping statutes, while Selloni and others who received or played the audio have said they acted out of concern for potential victims and for club safety.
Neither Moore nor his attorneys provided court documents beyond filings cited in the Daily Mail report. The alleged victim did not respond to requests for comment, and Mar-a-Lago representatives and other named officials did not provide public statements in connection with the reporting. The lawsuits remain pending, with Moore’s case against Selloni scheduled for trial next January, according to court filings cited in news reports.
The litigation and the disputed recording come as the individuals involved maintain varying narratives about the night in question and the motivations for sharing the audio. Moore’s complaints seek legal relief for damage to his reputation and the destruction of recordings he says were unlawfully made; Selloni and others involved say sharing the tape was necessary to protect others and to alert club leadership and protective personnel.
The matters underscore how allegations arising in private social settings can rapidly intersect with broader political networks and public reputations when recordings and social ties reach prominent figures, legal advisers and the press. The civil courts will now address competing claims over the legality of the recordings, whether statements made to third parties were defamatory, and what remedies, if any, are appropriate.
As of this report, no criminal charges have been filed in connection with the alleged November 2023 incident, and Moore’s newer federal claim is in early stages in the court system.