A parent in Utah’s Granite School District is sounding the alarm after her son discovered and played a disturbing Jeffrey Epstein-themed video game during school hours.
The game, titled "Five Nights at Epstein’s," is a macabre parody of the popular "Five Nights at Freddy’s" franchise.
Instead of fending off animatronic characters, players must defend themselves against digital versions of the late convicted sex offender and various figures named in the infamous Epstein files.
The gameplay reportedly features actual Department of Justice photos of the interior of Epstein’s "Little Saint James" island home, the site where he was alleged to have trafficked and abused numerous young women and girls.
Michelle Martinez, the mother who brought the issue to light, discovered her son had played the game after he mentioned it during a casual dinner conversation.
Granite School District officials released a statement confirming they are aware of the "national trend" and had previously blocked the specific website in February following a separate parental concern.
However, they noted the difficulty of maintaining these blocks as new mirror sites and proxies frequently emerge.
While the district maintains that the game is not being "widely accessed" at their facilities, Martinez argued that schools must implement stricter technological upgrades or reconsider computer access entirely to prevent children from being exposed to the "Epstein files" through gamified content.
Educational experts warn that the game has become a viral trend in schools across the country, often framed as a "dark joke" among students.
Despite the district's safeguards, the incident has reignited a national debate over the efficacy of school internet filters in an era of free VPNs and sophisticated workarounds.
Martinez hopes the publicity will force districts to realize that current measures are insufficient to protect students from content that trivializes a massive human trafficking scandal.