Clarence Thomas, a long-serving conservative justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, has been mentioned in a serious and shocking accusation that appeared in recently released Jeffrey Epstein-related documents from the Department of Justice.
The documents were part of a massive release of about 3.5 million files made public by the DOJ. Because of how large this release is, many of the materials include raw claims that were never investigated, confirmed, or supported by evidence. These allegations do not automatically mean a crime occurred. Clarence Thomas has not been charged with any crime and is not known to be under investigation in connection with this claim.
The accusation involving Thomas appeared in an email that was sent to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and addressed to two federal judges. The email came from someone who claimed to be a victim connected to Epstein’s circle. In the message, the person accused John Martorano, a well-known mob figure and convicted hitman who has admitted to killing around 20 people, of raping her. Martorano had previously reached a plea deal in 1999 that resulted in a 12-year prison sentence, far less than many expected given his crimes.
In the email, the accuser claimed that Martorano told her he was in contact with Clarence Thomas. She wrote that Martorano took nude photographs of her and allegedly said, “Let’s take a picture for Clarence Thomas.” The message then went further, accusing Thomas himself of sexually assaulting her when she was a child.
The accuser also said that the allegation was documented in what she described as a CIA file, claiming that heavy drug use during her childhood affected her memory. She wrote that people later asked her about what happened, but that she could not remember much at the time because she had been drugged so often.
No proof, documents, or supporting evidence were included with the allegation.
The email did not disappear into a void. In August of last year, federal prosecutor Robert Sobelman forwarded the accusation to Kristen Warden, who according to her LinkedIn profile works at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and previously held a role at the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General. Sobelman noted that he was passing the message along as part of standard procedure in the Epstein-related cases.
Warden quickly replied, asking whether this was the same person connected to earlier complaints involving guardianship issues that she had been working on. Sobelman confirmed that it was indeed the same complainant, indicating that the accuser was already known to federal officials.
Despite the disturbing nature of the claims, the documents themselves make clear that this was an unverified allegation. There is no evidence presented to support the accusations, and their inclusion in the released files does not mean they were proven, accepted as true, or acted upon by prosecutors.
