DOJ estimates that Epstein and his fellow child abusers trafficked at least 200 children.
Meanwhile, experts estimate that in 2025, roughly 2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States. That’s some 50 minors every week, or about seven per day, every single day of the year. And unless we act immediately, that trend is expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.


Epstein Files Reminder: USA has a child marriage epidemic—it's even worse than you think
Despite more than 300,000 documented child marriages since 2000, Republicans are fighting to keep it that way
