2026-10-05 08:03 AM ET / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：迈克尔·威廉姆斯
助力众议院民主党议员当选的竞选机构于周一发布一则政治广告，聚焦杰弗里·爱泼斯坦首位公开指控其性侵的受害者弗吉尼亚·吉弗雷的家人。
这则广告是为民主党候选人杰西卡·基林造势，她正在科罗拉多州第5国会选区挑战现任共和党众议员杰夫·克兰克。
广告中，吉弗雷的哥哥和嫂子直面镜头发言，批评克兰克在议员们就公开已故性犯罪者相关文件进行投票期间拒绝与他们会面。吉弗雷已于去年自杀身亡。
“我的姐姐弗吉尼亚是杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的受害者之一，”吉弗雷的哥哥斯凯·罗伯茨在广告中说道，“她毕生都在努力揭露真相。她去世后，我们承诺继续她的抗争。”
吉弗雷的嫂子阿曼达·罗伯茨接着说道：“但我们的国会议员杰夫·克兰克拒绝与我们会面。后来，当他有机会揭露真相、公开爱泼斯坦相关文件时，他多次投票掩盖这些文件。”
广告结尾，两人与基林围坐咖啡杯旁会面。
克兰克的竞选团队未立即回应置评请求。去年，他拒绝签署两党联合请愿书，该请愿本可推动在众议院全院投票公开数千份与爱泼斯坦相关的文件。此后，克兰克与国会几乎所有其他议员一道，投票通过了《爱泼斯坦文件透明度法案》，该法案要求政府公开其针对爱泼斯坦调查的大量相关文件。
“我始终支持对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的商业往来、调查和起诉保持透明和问责，”克兰克当时在一份声明中说道。
吉弗雷指控爱泼斯特贩卖她并强迫她与他的朋友发生性关系。她还声称，安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎在她青少年时期对其实施了性侵犯。蒙巴顿-温莎即前安德鲁王子，此前多次否认相关性侵指控。
爱泼斯坦2019年在面临性交易指控期间自杀身亡，引发了诸多阴谋论，以及围绕他与包括唐纳德·特朗普总统和前总统比尔·克林顿在内的权贵关系的持续争议。特朗普和克林顿均表示，他们早已与爱泼斯坦断绝往来，并否认知晓其犯罪行为。
科罗拉多州第5国会选区涵盖科罗拉多斯普林斯市及其郊区，该选区曾被认为是民主党难以拿下的选区，但如今可能成为双方争夺的摇摆选区。克兰克2024年以约13个百分点的优势当选，目前正担任其首个任期。
杰奎琳·马丁/美联社
Democrats release midterms ad featuring family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre
2026-10-05 08:03 AM ET / CNN
By Michael Williams
The campaign arm working to elect House Democrats released a political advertisement on Monday featuring the family of Virginia Giuffre, who was the first victim of Jeffrey Epstein to go public with allegations of abuse.
The advertisement was released in support of Democratic candidate Jessica Killin, who is facing incumbent Republican Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District.
It features a brother and sister-in-law of Giuffre, who died by suicide last year, speaking directly to camera and criticizing Crank for not meeting with them while lawmakers were considering votes to release files related to the late sex offender.
“My sister, Virginia, was one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims,” Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts said in the ad. “She spent her life trying to expose the truth. After she died, we promised to carry on her fight.”
Giuffre’s sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, continued: “But our own congressman, Jeff Crank, refused to meet with us. Then, when he had the chance to expose the truth and release the Epstein files, he repeatedly voted to cover them up.”
The ad ends with the two meeting with Killin over cups of coffee.
Crank’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He last year had declined to sign a bipartisan discharge petition, which would have forced a vote to release thousands of files related to Epstein on the House floor. Later, joining nearly every other member of Congress, Crank voted to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which compelled the government to release extensive files pertaining to its investigations into Epstein.
“I have consistently supported transparency and accountability regarding the business dealings, investigation, and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein,” Crank said in a statement at the time.
Giuffre accused Epstein of trafficking her and forcing her to have sex with his friends. She alleged Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has repeatedly denied claims of abuse.
Epstein died by suicide while facing sex trafficking charges in 2019, spurring conspiracy theories and continuing intrigue related to his relationships with powerful men, including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton. Both Trump and Clinton have said they cut off their relationships with Epstein years ago and denied having knowledge of his crimes.
Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, which is made up of Colorado Springs and its suburbs, was once considered a reach for Democrats but may now be in play. Crank is serving in his first term after winning in 2024 by about 13 points.
Sky Roberts, brother of an Epstein victim, and Amanda Roberts, sister-in-law of a victim, at an event in Dallas, Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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