A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
FILE - This photo provided by the FBI on Oct. 25, 2023 shows Brian Jeffrey Raymond, a former CIA officer. FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency stands next to a U.S. flag at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. FILE - This photo provided by the FBI on Oct. 25, 2023 shows Brian Jeffrey Raymond, a former CIA officer. FILE - This photo provided by the FBI on Oct. 25, 2023 shows Brian Jeffrey Raymond, a former CIA officer.
He would lure women he met on Tinder and other dating apps to his government-leased apartment and drug them while serving wine and snacks. Once they were unconscious, he spent hours posing their naked bodies before photographing and assaulting them. He opened their eyelids at times and stuck his fingers in their mouths.
“I hope he is haunted by the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life,” said one of the women, who like others stared Raymond down as they walked away from the podium. Still another former CIA employee — an officer trainee — is scheduled to face a jury trial next month on charges he assaulted a woman with a scarf in a stairwell at the agency’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters. That case emboldened somewomen to come forward to authorities and Congress with accounts of their own of sexual assaults, unwanted touching and what they contend are the CIA’s efforts to silence them.
CIA has publicly condemned Raymond’s crimes and implemented sweeping reforms intended to keep women safe, streamline claims and more quickly discipline offenders.late last year, prosecutors have tiptoed around the exact nature of his work and declined to disclose a complete list of the countries where he assaulted women.
One victim said Raymond seemed like a “perfect gentleman” when they met in Mexico in 2020, recalling only that they kissed. Unbeknownst to the woman, after she blacked out, he took 35 videos and close-up photos of her breasts and genitals.
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Former CIA Officer Sentenced To 30 Years For Drugging, Assaulting WomenBrian Jeffrey Raymond, a former CIA officer, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging, photographing, and sexually assaulting over two dozen women while on postings around the world. Victims described being deceived by Raymond's kind demeanor and his association with the CIA.
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Former CIA Officer Sentenced To 30 Years For Sexual Assault Of Women Around The WorldBrian Jeffrey Raymond, a former CIA officer, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drugging, photographing and sexually assaulting more than two dozen women during his postings around the world. Victims described feeling deceived by Raymond, who appeared kind, educated and part of an agency “that is supposed to protect the world from evil.”
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