A former CIA officer, who came off attractive to many women, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing and drugging more than two dozen of those women in multiple countries.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting several women at his embassy-leased housing in Mexico City and other locations between 2006 and 2020.
Raymond, who derives from La Mesa, California, also confessed to taking pictures and videos of 28 women while they were nude or partially nude.
Prosecutors said many of the recordings show Raymond touching the women’s bodies while they were unconscious and incapable of consent.
“Raymond attempted to delete the explicit photographs and videos depicting the victims after learning about the criminal investigation,” the release states.
As part of a plea agreement, Raymond will face between 24 and 30 years in prison, supervised release for life, and mandatory restitution to his victims. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 19, 2024.
The former CIA officer was first accused of sexual abuse on May 31, 2020, when a naked woman was seen screaming for help from the balcony of his residence in Mexico City.
Raymond apparently 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 him.
The FBI Washington Field Office and the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Office confirmed the accusations after more potential victims started coming forward and testifying.
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.
However, he withdrew his guilty plea about a year later. Raymond was then indicted in 2023 on multiple sexual offenses.
“C.I.A. condemns in the strongest terms the crimes committed by former Agency officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond, who was arrested in 2020,” the CIA said in a statement. “As this case shows, we are committed to engaging with law enforcement to ensure that justice is served.”
Raymond’s lawyer, Howard Bernard Katzoff, has remained silent and has yet to speak out regarding to any of the accusations made against his client.
