On Tuesday, a group of survivors of child sex abuse accused the Justice Department of failing to notify dozens of victims found in Jeffrey Epstein’s massive collection of child sex images. The victims, many of whom were likely minors, were identified after the FBI reviewed tens of thousands of videos containing illegal child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from Epstein’s collection.

Epstein kept a 'modelbook' of nude photos of young girls, but the FBI also identified hundreds of CSAM images in the cache, some dating back to the 1990s. Survivors are suing the Epstein estate, as well as the co-executors, for failing to notify them of their involvement in Epstein’s illegal activities.

Survivors hope that a US district court in New York will agree that the estate must provide needed notice to Epstein’s CSAM survivors and afford them a remedy for his crimes. The proposed class would cover any person under 18 at the time they appeared in child sex images found in Epstein’s collection, excluding those who experienced hands-on sexual contact.

The case highlights the ongoing struggle to identify and notify all victims of child sex abuse, particularly in cases where evidence is long hidden or only recently uncovered.