A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least two dozen women in various countries pleaded guilty to federal sexual abuse charges.
Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, faces a prison sentence of 24-30 years, according to NBC News.
“He drugged and abused women, including recording them nude on video,” the outlet wrote.
BREAKING: Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond just pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing many women in countries all over the world. He also video recorded 25+ nude women while they were unconscious.
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NBC News reports:
Brian Jeffrey Raymond, of La Mesa, California, took hundreds of videos and photographs of naked, unconscious women dating to 2006 in various countries where he was stationed, officials said.
Raymond, 47, drugged and sexually assaulted several women from 2006 to 2020, and he also photographed or video recorded at least 28 nude or partially nude victims, prosecutors said.
He was arrested in Mexico City, where he had been stationed, in 2020 after a woman he met on the dating app Tinder was found screaming for help from his balcony, causing a neighbor to call police, according to court documents.
Federal court documents have described Raymond as an “experienced sexual predator.” Prosecutors have said that in Mexico City, he would meet victims on dating apps and invite them back to his apartment for drinks.
During the investigation, the FBI set up a website seeking more potential victims.
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The Associated Press added:
Brian Jeffrey Raymond kept nearly 500 videos and photographs he took of naked, unconscious women, including many in which he can be seen opening their eyelids, groping or straddling them, prosecutors say. The images date to 2006 and track much of Raymond’s career, with victims in Mexico, Peru and other countries.
The case was just the latest embarrassment for the CIA, which in recent months has seen a reckoning over its often secretive and antiquated handling of sexual misconduct claims within the spy agency.
The Associated Press found at least two-dozen women have come forward to tell authorities and Congress about sexual assaults, unwanted touching and what they contend are the CIA’s efforts to silence them. A CIA officer trainee was convicted in August of assault and battery for wrapping a scarf around a colleague’s neck and trying to kiss her inside a stairwell at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va.
The CIA has publicly condemned Raymond’s crimes, and CIA Director William Burns in May launched a series of reforms to streamline claims, support victims and more quickly discipline those involved in misconduct.
“As this case shows, we are committed to engaging with law enforcement to ensure that justice is served,” the CIA said in a statement. “In addition, we take any allegations of sexual assault or sexual harassment extremely seriously and have taken significant steps to ensure we maintain a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for our workforce.”
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