Epstein Survivors File Class Action Against Estate Over Abuse Material

Two women whose images as children were found in pornography seized from Jeffrey Epstein's properties have filed a class action lawsuit against his estate, seeking damages for individuals featured in his collection of child sexual abuse material.

The filing in Manhattan federal district court seeks at least $6 million on behalf of more than 40 people. Some of those individuals appeared in Epstein's so-called "modeling book," a collection of sexualized images of children that federal investigators seized from his New York home in 2019. Others were pictured in more than ten thousand downloaded videos and images of child sexual abuse material and other pornography taken from his properties.

The lawsuit names Darren Indyke, Epstein's former attorney, and Richard Kahn, his former accountant, who serve as co-executors of the estate. Daniel Weiner, a lawyer representing Indyke, declined to comment, while an attorney for Kahn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

One plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, alleges that Epstein stole partially nude photographs of her taken when she was 12. The other, using the pseudonym "Amy," says she is featured in child sexual abuse material seized from Epstein's properties in 2019 that is still being traded.

Epstein was convicted of soliciting sex from a minor in 2008 and charged with sex trafficking of minors in 2019. He was never prosecuted for creating, obtaining and distributing child sexual abuse material for himself and others.

The lawsuit asks the court to establish a program to notify people pictured in Epstein's collection and to order the estate to pay class members $150,000 each, along with other financial penalties.