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Epstein Estate Sued Again Over Alleged Trafficking and Sexual Abuse (8/21/26)
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Six women who said they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein filed a new lawsuit in New York against his estate and its co-executors, longtime attorney Darren Indyke and longtime accountant Richard Kahn. The women alleged they were between 16 and 24 years old when Epstein began abusing them between 2001 and 2005, and brought their claims under New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act. The lawsuit went beyond accusing Epstein alone, alleging that Indyke and Kahn played critical roles in enabling his trafficking operation by providing the financial, legal and administrative infrastructure that allowed it to function. The complaint portrayed Indyke as someone who managed financial and legal matters connected to Epstein’s operation and alleged that he withdrew cash in amounts designed to avoid federal reporting requirements, while Kahn was described as the de facto financial manager who handled expenses. Epstein and his entities allegedly paid more than $16 million to Indyke and $10 million to Kahn over the course of their relationships.
The lawsuit added to the continuing effort by Epstein survivors to hold the people surrounding him financially accountable rather than treating his crimes as the work of an isolated individual. Earlier in 2026, Epstein’s estate, Indyke and Kahn agreed to pay $35 million to resolve claims involving at least 40 victims, following the $121 million distributed to 136 claimants through the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program and another $48 million settlement involving 59 victims. A similar lawsuit brought by seven women had already survived a major attempt by Indyke and Kahn to have it dismissed, although the judge rejected punitive damages against the estate itself. Indyke and Kahn denied knowingly facilitating Epstein’s abuse or trafficking, arguing through their attorney that neither man had been accused of committing or witnessing sexual abuse or of receiving reports about it. The new case nevertheless again put the machinery surrounding Epstein at the center of the litigation, asking whether the lawyers, accountants and financial administrators who helped manage his enormous fortune also helped create the infrastructure that allowed his abuse to continue.
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Epstein Estate Sued in New York Over Trafficking, Sex Abuse (2)
The lawsuit added to the continuing effort by Epstein survivors to hold the people surrounding him financially accountable rather than treating his crimes as the work of an isolated individual. Earlier in 2026, Epstein’s estate, Indyke and Kahn agreed to pay $35 million to resolve claims involving at least 40 victims, following the $121 million distributed to 136 claimants through the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program and another $48 million settlement involving 59 victims. A similar lawsuit brought by seven women had already survived a major attempt by Indyke and Kahn to have it dismissed, although the judge rejected punitive damages against the estate itself. Indyke and Kahn denied knowingly facilitating Epstein’s abuse or trafficking, arguing through their attorney that neither man had been accused of committing or witnessing sexual abuse or of receiving reports about it. The new case nevertheless again put the machinery surrounding Epstein at the center of the litigation, asking whether the lawyers, accountants and financial administrators who helped manage his enormous fortune also helped create the infrastructure that allowed his abuse to continue.
to contact me:
Epstein Estate Sued in New York Over Trafficking, Sex Abuse (2)