09/17/2026
𝐄𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Two women whose images as minors were found in the vast collection of child s*xual abuse material (CSAM) seized from Jeffrey Epstein have filed a federal class-action lawsuit in Manhattan. The suit, filed on September 16, 2026, seeks damages from the late financier’s estate and aims to force authorities to identify and notify the dozens of victims who remain unaware that they appear in that material.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥
According to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the two plaintiffs—identified as Jane Doe and “Amy”—are acting on behalf of a potential class of more than 40 people whose s*xualized images as minors appear in Epstein’s collection. The minimum financial demand is $6 million. The lawyers ask the court to order the estate to pay $150,000 to each class member, plus other financial penalties, under the so-called “Masha’s Law” (part of the 2006 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act), which provides a civil remedy with a minimum award for victims of child abuse images.Jane Doe alleges that Epstein stole partially n**e photographs of her taken when she was 12 years old. The photos originally formed part of an artist’s study and had been catalogued and stored in a lockbox. “Amy” states that she appears in child s*xual abuse material seized from Epstein’s properties in 2019 that is still being traded. Both accuse the estate—and, indirectly, the authorities—of failing to inform the victims depicted.Part of the material comes from Epstein’s so-called “modeling book,” a collection of s*xualized images of children found in a locked safe at his New York residence in 2019. Thousands of additional photos and videos (more than ten thousand downloaded files) were recovered from various Epstein properties in New York, Florida, Ohio, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to the complaint, Epstein began collecting this material as early as the 1990s and, together with unnamed co-conspirators, allegedly tried to justify the images as being for the purpose of “developing child models for Victoria’s Secret.”The lawsuit names Darren Indyke (Epstein’s former attorney) and Richard Kahn (his former accountant) in their capacity as co-executors of the estate. Indyke’s lawyer declined to comment; Kahn’s attorney did not immediately respond.
𝐀 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲
Epstein was convicted in 2008 of soliciting s*x from a minor and charged in 2019 with s*x trafficking of minors. He was never prosecuted for creating, possessing, or distributing child s*xual abuse material. The plaintiffs emphasize that both the Justice Department and the Epstein estate still hold “large tranches” of this material and that “few if any” of the depicted survivors have been notified. They therefore ask the court to order the creation of a coordinated identification and notification program, in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the production of a complete inventory of every image and video present at the time of Epstein’s death in 2019.The plaintiffs’ attorneys (including Marsh Law Firm and AWK Survivor Advocate Attorneys) describe the action as an effort to “hold Jeffrey Epstein’s estate accountable for a crime that has never been fully addressed on its own terms.”
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
Epstein’s estate, estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars at the time of his 2019 su***de, has already faced numerous lawsuits. The Victims’ Compensation Fund paid out more than $121 million to over 130–135 survivors before closing. In 2026 a settlement of up to $35 million (potentially reducible to $25 million) was reached in a prior class action against Indyke, Kahn, and the estate related to abuse and trafficking. Other major settlements involved JPMorgan Chase ($290 million) and Deutsche Bank ($75 million). Separate suits remain pending or ongoing against Les Wexner and the Wexner Foundation, accused of facilitating Epstein’s activities, as well as privacy actions against the Justice Department and Google over the release of files that allegedly exposed identifying information of about 100 survivors.This new class action stands out because it focuses specifically on the child po*******hy collection rather than solely on physical abuse or trafficking. The proposed class includes anyone who was a minor at the time their images entered Epstein’s collection, excluding those who suffered direct physical abuse but do not appear in the CSAM material.The case reignites debate over the handling of seized evidence and the protection of victims, years after Epstein’s death and successive waves of document releases.
