Rumiantsev faces multiple serious charges, including assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation, and perverting the course of justice. He has pleaded not guilty to all allegations. When approached by CNN, Rumiantsev’s legal representatives opted not to provide any comments.
During court proceedings on Wednesday, the complainant testified that an intervention by Trump played a crucial role in preventing Rumiantsev from potentially killing her, as reported by British media.
“He helped save my life. That call felt like a sign from God at that moment,” she remarked, according to reports by the British newspaper Metro.
In defense of Rumiantsev, his legal team argued in court that the woman’s accusations were entirely fabricated, asserting that he had only restrained her because she was “angry and violent,” as per the Metro’s coverage.
The court heard that on January 18, 2025, Trump, who is now 19 years old, contacted authorities after speaking with the woman, whose identity is protected by legal restrictions, as reported by PA Media.
“I’m calling from the US; I just received a call from a girl… she’s getting beat up,” Trump told police, according to a transcript of the call.
“This was happening about eight minutes ago. I just figured out how to, how to call someone. It’s really an emergency.”
Police investigating the allegations later asked Trump if he would be willing to provide a witness statement. Trump wrote in an email to police that what he saw was “very brief indeed but indeed prevalent,” the court was told on Thursday.
“I didn’t expect her to pick up due to the time difference,” Trump wrote in an email sent May 2, 2025.
“The phone was picked up,” he added.
“The individual who answered was a shirtless man with darkish hair. This view lasted maybe one second⦠then the view flipped to the victim,” said Trump, who added that the woman had told him “that this individual was giving her difficulty for a long time”.
Police replied to Trump’s email, jurors were told, but did not receive a response to that or follow-up correspondence sent on July 1.
