By Karina Tsui
Publication Date: 2026-03-27 12:23:00
A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Justice and Google on Thursday over the release of victim-identifying information in files related to the late convicted sex offender.
The complaint, filed in Northern District of California federal court, alleges the documents the DOJ released in late 2025 and early 2026 “outed approximately 100 survivors” and published “their private information and identifying them to the world.”
The lawsuit comes more than a month after lawyers representing Epstein survivors sent a letter to the DOJ requesting the removal of millions of Epstein-related documents because victims’ information was included –– noting thousands of redaction errors.
The Justice Department said in a response at the time that it had removed all the documents flagged with errors and “the Department is continuing…
