As New Mexico probes Epstein, local survivors come forward
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 4:18 pm
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-me ... 026-04-27/
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 27 (Reuters) - Authorities in New Mexico are trying to determine how many local women and girls were abused by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his isolated Zorro Ranch compound.
Several individuals have said they were flown to the ranch and abused by Epstein and his associates. To date, only one - former Santa Fe massage therapist Rachel Benavidez - was known to be from New Mexico.
New Mexico Representative Marianna Anaya, who co-sponsored the state's Truth Commission probe into Epstein, told Reuters that the group had been in contact with a number of New Mexico residents who say they were abused at the ranch.
"I can confirm that we have been reached out to by local alleged victims," Anaya told Reuters in a text message.