Women sue Epstein estate over childhood images in photo collection

Two women known as Jane Doe and Amy filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday in the Southern District of New York against Jeffrey Epstein's estate, seeking to represent more than 40 people. They allege childhood images of them appeared in his collection of child sexual abuse material. Jane Doe was around 12 when Epstein allegedly stole partially nude photographs of her; the complaint states that after learning he possessed them she suffered severe psychological distress, anxiety, hyperarousal, intrusive memories, sleep disturbances and ongoing trauma. Amy links images of her to the Misty series circulating since the late 1990s. The suit names co-executors Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Attorney Hillary Nappi said: "Our goal in this case is accountability and identification." She said many survivors do not know their images are in his files but have a right to know and a chance to seek justice. The lawsuit calls Epstein's possession, production and distribution of such material one of his most horrific overlooked crimes and alleges a multi-decade conspiracy until his 2019 death by suicide. It states no one in law enforcement took any action to investigate reports on Doe's photos, and asks the court to design and supervise a coordinated program for identifying and notifying those depicted while requiring the estate to preserve the collection. NCMEC declined to comment on contacting others. Contested: MoneyControl reports damages sought at $6 million; the lawsuit itself does not specify a dollar amount.