Women bring first-of-its-kind class action against Epstein's estate over child sexual abuse images found in his files

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026.

Two women have filed a landmark class action against the executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate, alleging that the late paedophile financier stole, catalogued and shared many thousands of sexual images and videos of underage girls. Brought under Masha's Law, the suit seeks punitive damages exceeding $5 million for a class comprising more than 40 victims. One plaintiff alleges that Epstein took partially nude photographs of her at age 12 — originally made as part of an artist study — and kept them solely for sexual gratification.

The complaint alleges that Epstein catalogued and numbered the images alongside a broader collection of sexualised pictures of children.

Learning that Epstein had retained her childhood photographs has caused the plaintiff persistent anxiety, intrusive memories, disturbed sleep and lasting emotional harm, according to the lawsuit.

The action is described as the first of its kind to target Epstein's estate directly over its possession of child sexual abuse material.