Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over release of private information

The class action suit seeks at least $1,000 per survivor from the DOJ and a court order for Google to immediately and permanently take down their personal info.

A group of Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and Google on Thursday over the disclosure of personal information found in the release of files related to the late sex offender over the past several months.

“The United States, acting through the DOJ, made a deliberate policy choice to prioritize rapid, large-volume disclosure over protection of Epstein survivors’ privacy,” the plaintiffs said, adding that the Justice Department “outed approximately 100 survivors of the convicted sexual predator, publishing their private information and identifying them to the world.”

While the government later withdrew survivors’ personal information from the publicly released files, the survivors said that “online entities like Google continuously republish it, refusing victims’ pleas to take it down.” Specifically, the plaintiffs said their personal information continues to be displayed in search results and AI-generated content.

“Survivors now face renewed trauma. Strangers call them, email them, threaten their physical safety, and accuse them of conspiring with Epstein when they are, in reality, Epstein’s victims,” the complaint reads.

The Justice Department and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday night.