Rep. Stansbury Discloses Epstein Ranch Assault Allegations

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury disclosed details from unredacted federal documents alleging that young men were drugged and sexually assaulted at Jeffrey Epstein's remote Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, marking a new dimension in investigations into the late financier's activities at the isolated property.

Stansbury, a Democrat from New Mexico serving on the House Oversight Committee, shared the account during interviews, including one with 60 Minutes Australia. She described a lawsuit from a man who claimed he was lured to the 7,500-acre ranch under the pretense of attending a party, only to be drugged and witness the rape of multiple young men. "A man actually claims that he met Jeffrey Epstein and was brought to the ranch, he was drugged," Stansbury said. "He describes in detail a scene in which multiple young men were raped at the ranch in front of him after he was drugged."

The congresswoman noted that the allegation aligned with established patterns of abuse and trafficking linked to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. "That particular tip matched the pattern of other abuse and transport and trafficking of women," she said. "And that's why it raised alarm bells for me."