Ex-CIA Officer Who Drugged and Sexually Abused More Than 2 Dozen Women, Sentenced to 30 Years

Brian Jeffrey Raymond has also been ordered to pay $260,000 restitution to the victims and will be required to register as a sex offender after his release from prison

A former CIA officer who previously pleaded guilty to sexually abusing and drugging more than two dozen women in multiple countries, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Sept. 18, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

He has also been ordered to pay $260,000 restitution to the victims and serve a lifetime of supervised release, while he will also be required to register as a sex offender after his release from prison.

As previously reported by PEOPLE, in November 2023, Raymond admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting several women at his embassy-leased housing in Mexico City and other locations between 2006 and 2020. He pleaded guilty to one count each of sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, coercion and enticement and transportation of obscene material.

Raymond photographed and filmed a total of 28 women who were either nude or partially nude “without their consent while they were unconscious or incapable of consenting,” per the release.

“Many of the recordings show Raymond touching and manipulating the victim’s bodies while they were unconscious and incapable of consent,” the release states, adding that Raymond tried to delete the photos and recordings after learning about the criminal investigation against him.

He also admitted to “drugging and then engaging in nonconsensual sexual acts with four women and nonconsensual sexual contact with six women,” according to the release.

“When this predator was a government employee, he lured unsuspecting women to his government-leased housing and drugged them,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. “After drugging these women, he stripped, sexually abused, and photographed them. Today’s sentence ensures that the defendant will be properly marked as a sex offender for life, and he will spend a substantial portion of the rest of his life behind bars.”

FBI assistant director David Sundberg said Raymond “exploited” his trusted position as a U.S. government employee.

“The FBI thanks the brave women who shared information that furthered this investigation,” Sundberg said, per the release. “We recognize our domestic and foreign law enforcement partners who helped bring Raymond to justice for his reprehensible crimes.”

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Raymond was first accused of sexual abuse in May 2020 when a naked woman was seen screaming for help from the balcony of his residence in Mexico City, according to a statement from the FBI Washington Field Office and the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Office.

“Raymond admitted to having sexual intercourse with her, but the woman reported that she had no memory of events after consuming drinks and food provided by Raymond,” the statement read in part.

An investigation into the ex-CIA officer began, and authorities found hundreds of photographs and videos on Raymond’s electronic devices depicting unconscious and nude, or partially nude, women.

“Almost all of the women in the photos and videos experienced memory loss during their time with Raymond and had no knowledge of the photographs, videos, or any physical contact,” the statement added.

By July 2021, Raymond had pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse, in which the victims were incapable of consent, and one count of transporting obscene material, as previously reported by PEOPLE.

However, around a year later, Raymond withdrew his guilty plea, according to CNN, citing court documents. He was then indicted in 2023 on multiple sexual offenses.

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