‘Home Alone’ actor Devin Ratray – who played Buzz McCallister – is under investigation for allegedly ‘drugging’ and raping a woman at his Manhattan apartment five years ago

• Devin Ratray, 45, has been accused by a former friend of raping her in 2017
• The Home Alone star allegedly drugged Lisa Smith at his Manhattan apartment
• He then attacked her for what felt like ‘an eternity’ before she was able to flee
• Smith spoke to authorities at the time, but they wrongly closed the case
• She said she is ‘devastated’ by the way the allegations have been handled  

Home Alone star Devin Ratray is being investigated by New York authorities over allegations that he raped a woman in New York in 2017.

Ratray, 45, is already facing domestic violence charges after his then-girlfriend claimed that he strangled and punched her in Oklahoma last December.

He has pleaded not guilty to those charges, and is set to appear in court in relation to the allegations in October.

The former child actor is best-known for his role as Kevin McCallister’s evil older brother in the 1990 holiday film Home Alone starring Macaulay Culkin.

After hearing about the assault case, Lisa Smith contacted prosecutors about a police report she had filed in 2017 accusing that actor of raping her.

She told CNN that she wanted to know why the case hadn’t been pursued and was informed that authorities thought she wanted to remain anonymous and didn’t want to press charges.

Smith claims that she was friends with the actor for around 15 years before the alleged assault, adding that she met her brother and Ratray along with another friend for a drink in New York directly before the assault.

Home Alone actor Devin Ratray, 45,  was arrested on domestic violence charges last December. A former friend, Lisa Smith, claims after seeing those charges she contacted police about a rape allegation she made in 2017 that was not followed up on

Ratray is best known for his role as Kevin McCallister’s evil older brother Buzz in the Home Alone films with Macaulay Culkin

Ratray (back row center) played Buzz McAllister alongside actors Macaulay Culkin and Catherine O’Hara in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

The group then went to Ratary’s apartment for another drink, where he insisted that Smith have a specific glass.

She says that she became exhausted soon after drinking it, and Ratray encouraged her to stay over and sleep on the couch.

Smith believes that she was drugged by the star, saying: ‘I remember waking up and I couldn’t move.

‘I couldn’t really open my eyes, but I could hear what was happening and I could feel what was happening.

‘I knew that the other two people were gone and I was still on the couch.’

She claims that the assault went on for what felt like an ‘eternity’ and she was only able to regain control of her body at around 2pm the next day when she fled the apartment.

The day after the attack Smith told a friend, her sister and one of her brothers what happened, and then confronted Ratray in a text message.

He denied the assault, so Smith field a police report a few weeks later and met up with an NYPD detective in Salt Lake City – who wrongly marked that she did not want to prosecute.

Smith added that she is ‘devastated’ that police failed to investigate her allegations when she came forward.

At the time of the incident she travelled from out of state to be interviewed at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and provided them with the clothes she wore the night of the attack.

A spokesperson from the district attorney’s office confirmed they ‘are in touch’ with Smith but declined to discuss the handling of the case. Ratray, pictured in a mugshot, was arrested on domestic violence charges last December

He reprised his role as Buzz in last year’s Home Sweet Home Alone, but several allegations have come to light since

She added: Why would I have met with the DA in the first place, years ago, if I wasn’t willing to press charges?…This was all very upsetting to me.’

‘Seeing that he was accused of assaulting someone else made me realize that I needed to do whatever I could to prevent him from hurting even more women.’

Smith claims that she met with a prosecutor from the Sex Crimes Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in May, who apologized for the way the case had been handled.

When contacted by CNN Ratray said he recalled the evening with Smith but denied her claims that he raped her.

A spokesperson from the district attorney’s office confirmed they ‘are in touch’ with Smith but declined to discuss the handling of the case.

Ratray was arrested last December after he made a guest appearance at OKC Pop Christmas Con in Oklahoma City with his girlfriend where he was featured as one of the attractions at the two-day event.

Ratray (right) and Culkin (left) in Home Alone. Smith claims that she met with a prosecutor from the Sex Crimes Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in May, who apologized for the way the case had been handled

Ratray allegedly pushed his girlfriend onto the bed and placed his hands over her mouth and neck and said ‘this is how you die’ during an incident in December. Smith followed up on her rape allegations after the allegations by his girlfriend were published

At the event, he reportedly had gotten angry with his girlfriend while the pair had been drinking at a bar after she didn’t charge two female fans for his autograph.

The fight then continued into the hotel bedroom where he allegedly got violent and tried to strangle her.

Ratray is now facing charges of domestic assault and battery by strangulation, as well as domestic assault and battery charges.

A police source revealed that Ratray ‘turned himself in and was processed through and bonded out.’

He was released from custody after posting a $25,000 bond. He denies the allegations, and is set to appear in court in October in relation to those allegations.

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