Epstein had huge cache of child sex pics; victims sue to find out who's in them
Survivors appalled nobody will tell them if they’re in Epstein’s CSAM collection.
Two individuals who were victims of child sex abuse have filed a class action lawsuit against the Justice Department, alleging that the government failed to inform them of their inclusion in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive collection of child sex imagery. According to the proposed lawsuit, Epstein reportedly began amassing child sex images during the 1990s, many of which were recovered by the Department of Justice post his arrest.
In 2025, the FBI initiated an investigation into "tens of thousands of videos" containing illegal child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The bureau confirmed that "a large volume of images" seized contained likely minors. Some of these victims may have had interactions with Epstein, as he maintained a "modelbook" of nude photos of young girls associated with his criminal enterprise.
However, the FBI also uncovered hundreds of CSAM images in the cache, comprising approximately 15-20 images of known CSAM dating back to the 1990s.
To date, the Department of Justice has largely overlooked these victims, who likely never met Epstein and have no means of determining whether he possessed, transported, or traded their images. The alleged victims argue that the government's neglect of their concerns is deeply troubling.
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