More than 100 survivors of Epstein say their identities were leaked. They are now suing the DOJ and Google
A lawsuit claims that government officials and a tech giant leaked and shared private information about victims.
100 new survivors of the Jeffrey Epstein case have sued the Department of Justice and Google as a group, saying that their private information was leaked and is still being shared online.
The lawsuit, which was sent to a federal court in California, says that the DOJ “outed about 100 survivors” by releasing documents related to the investigation in late 2025 and early 2026. Court documents say that names, phone numbers, and other information that could be used to identify people were added before they were properly redacted. This left survivors exposed.
The complaint said, “Even after the government admitted that the release violated the survivors’ rights and took down the information, online entities like Google kept republishing it, refusing victims’ pleas to take it down.”
Some people are also critical of Attorney General Pam Bondi because of the case, which makes them wonder how the rollout was managed. The filing calls what happened a “release now, retract later” strategy and says that speed was more important than protecting survivors.
But people who were there say the damage didn’t end when the papers were taken down. The lawsuit says that Google keeps showing personal information in search results and cached pages, making that information easy for many people to find.
It says in the statement that Google is still showing the Plaintiff and Class members’ PII (personally identifiable information) in search results, cached pages, and old documents.
Survivors say that this means they are still at risk of abuse, stalking, and long-term damage to their reputations. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has said that the problem was caused by “technical or human error” and that it is actively working to get justice for the victims.
What began as a problem with releasing documents has now turned into a big court case about privacy, who is responsible, and who should be held responsible.
