STANLEY, N.M., March 8 (Reuters) – Two brothers of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers visited the sex offender’s former ranch in New Mexico for the first time on Sunday to demand that the Trump administration release raw documents to reveal the identities of the men who allegedly sexually abused her on the property.
With Epstein’s hacienda-style mansion in the background, the brothers of Virginia Giuffre, who took her own life in April, joined hundreds of protesters at a roadside rally for International Women’s Day near the gate of the ranch, located 30 miles (48 km) south of the state capital of Santa Fe.
Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts (37) called on the US Department of Justice to release documents showing, among other things, the names of visitors to Epstein’s Zorro ranch, where he and his acquaintances are accused of sexually abusing women and girls.
“All those names are in the files and the government is covering them up right now,” said Roberts, flanked by Giuffre’s older brother Daniel Wilson, 47, and their families.
The release of millions of Epstein records revealed the financier’s social ties to politicians, businessmen and scientists he invited to the ranch.
The files have become an ongoing political issue for US President Donald Trump, who was named in FBI records released Thursday in which an unidentified woman accused him of an alleged sexual encounter.
In February, New Mexico became the first US state to launch a legislative “truth commission” into how Epstein was able to operate undercover at Zorro Ranch for 26 years.
“New Mexico is leading by example, and we expect other states to follow suit,” said Amanda Roberts, 37, wife of Sky Roberts, referring to New York and Florida, where Epstein had residences, that required similar probes.
Americans generally view the Epstein case as an example of how the rich and powerful are rarely held accountable and believe the U.S. government is still hiding information about Epstein’s clients, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. (Reporting by Andrew Hay in New Mexico; Editing by Michael Perry)
