Epstein estate sued over his collection of child sexual abuse images
FILE-This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP via Getty Ima
Two women filed a class action lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate alleging that their images as girls were found in the late sex offender’s collection of thousands of photos and videos of child sexual abuse content.
A court filing in Manhattan federal district court states that the lawsuit is seeking roughly $6 million on behalf of over 40 individuals, some of whom were in Epstein's "modeling book," a collection of sexualized images of children confiscated by federal investigators in 2019 from his New York residence.
The lawsuit was filed against Epstein's ex–lawyer Darren Indyke and his former accountant Richard Kahn, the co-executors of the Epstein estate.
Jeffrey Epstein estate lawsuit
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According to the court filing, one of the plaintiffs, identified as Jane Doe, claims that Epstein stole partially nude pictures of her taken when she was 12.
The other plaintiff, identified as "Amy," states she is featured in child sexual abuse material seized from Epstein's properties in 2019 that is still being traded today.
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Additionally, the lawsuit is also pushing for Epstein’s estate and federal authorities to work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to identify people in the collection and notify them. The suit is requesting for the estate to pay class action members $150,000 each, and other penalties.
Hillary Nappi, an attorney representing the plaintiffs in the case, tells Reuters that the lawsuit might possibly involve thousands of class members. Nappi said in an interview that most people pictured in Epstein’s collection had never been identified.
Who was Jeffrey Epstein?
The backstory:
Jeffrey Epstein was a millionaire known for having connections to celebrities, politicians, and billionaires. In 2005, Epstein was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex, and he was arrested a year later following a police investigation.
The Associated Press reported that dozens of other underage girls described similar sexual abuse allegations to authorities, but prosecutors allowed Epstein to plead guilty in 2008 to a charge involving one victim. He served 13 months in a jail work-release program.
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In 2024, documents were unsealed as part of a 2015 lawsuit filed against Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims. According to the AP, Guiffre is one of the dozens of women who sued Epstein, saying he abused them at his homes in Florida, New York, the U.S. Virgin Islands and New Mexico.
Federal prosecutors in New York charged Epstein in 2019 with sex trafficking, but he killed himself in jail while awaiting trial. Maxwell was prosecuted for helping recruit his underage victims, and she was convicted in 2021 and is currently serving a 20-year prison term.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a court filing that provides details about the lawsuit against the Epstein estate, Reuters, who cites comments from a lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, and previous FOX Local coverage. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.