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Fancy owning an incredible 8 000-acre ranch, situated around 50 kilometres from Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a grand 30,000-square-foot mansion to call home?

Just the one catch – Zorro Ranch, as it is known, was bought by Jeffrey Epstein in 1993, and has been described as integral to his sex trafficking operation by multiple women.

Juliette Bryant, a South African model, says she was sexually abused by Epstein at Zorro Ranch in 2004.

According to a 2019 report, Epstein also hoped to “seed the human race with his DNA” by impregnating women at the property.

Computer scientist Jaron Lanier said he had spoken with a scientist familiar with Epstein’s plans. The convicted paedophile’s goal was to impregnate 20 women at a time.

It is now on the market for $27,5 million (around R400 million), and money from the sale will go to the Epstein estate to compensate claimants and creditors.

If you can look past its dark history, The New Mexican has more on what you’ll get for your buck:

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The main residence at Zorro Ranch is a three-level, four-bedroom structure with a large indoor pool, gym, grand living room and library. The “exceptionally appointed kitchen [has] room for an entire cooking staff,” according to the Sotheby’s listing.

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Near the ranch entrance is Ranch Central, a small village with 10 structures, including a seven-bay heated garage, the ranch office, a firehouse and the property’s original adobe residence that has been expanded.

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There is a two-bedroom Yellow House and three-bedroom Red House with no sizes listed and a 1,650-square-foot, two-bedroom Blue House with a tennis court that doubles as a basketball court.

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Zorro Ranch also has a three-bedroom lodge and off-the-grid log cabin as well as a 4,400-foot airstrip with an aircraft hangar and helipad.

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Real estate agents in the area don’t believe that the ranch’s history will have much effect on the final selling price.

Maybe I’m the odd one out, but I would consider looking elsewhere.

There’s also Epstein’s ‘Paedophile Island’ property, for those who want to build a really dubious portfolio.

[source:newmexican]