U.S. Diplomat with prior residencies in DMV found guilty of sexual assault and rape of 22 victims

[Anonymous]

He got sentenced to 30 years. He's spent the last four years in the DC local jail - ooof.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/18/cia-officer-brian-raymond-sexual-abuse-sentencing/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI to the women in this area. This foreign service officer, Brian Jeffrey Raymond (45), just plead guilty in federal court to sexually assaulting and drugging several women in Mexico City where he was deployed. Upon a search of his hard and cloud drives, the FBI found over 400 pictures of nude and drugged women in various apartments.

He's been tasked to 6-7 different countries on behalf of the U.S. government, speaks Spanish/Chinese fluently, and used Ambien+ alcohol to drug his victims from at least 2006.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-us-government-employee-pleads-guilty-sexual-abuse-and-obscenity-offenses-committed

Raymond transported these obscene materials, specifically 479 photographs and videos of 20 unconscious and nude or partially nude women, into the United States. While under investigation, Raymond attempted to delete the photographs and videos from his devices and internet accounts and made materially false statements to law enforcement.

Gawd, he’s gorgeous…..

Why is doing this when women are probably throwing themselves at him already? That pic makes me swoon…. Ugh. So frustrating. Why do attractive men do this stuff? They don’t need to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad the man is being properly punished. Very good outcome m, though it sounds like there was evidence galore of his appalling crimes.

I’ve found the info in this thread fairly depressing. A deadly combination of economic disparity, institutional secrecy, and diplomatic immunity seems to attract some creepy men. Obviously not all but has to be more than in the general population.

Anyone who lives the majority of their adult life abroad and hopping from country to country has a screw loose. Some very normal seeming people live that lifestyle and I’ve always assumed they are incredibly messed up in the head and up to something.

[Anonymous]

Are the meager restitution amounts to be paid by the rapist all that the victims can expect? He committed these crimes when he was serving as a CIA agent. His employer should have known what was going on long before it was found out by a foreign government, so why aren't the victims being given meaningful restitution complements of the taxpayers of the United States?

[Anonymous]

And what happens when Another victim comes forward, one of these previously unknown women in the videos and photographs? Can the sue the CIA and this d-bag's estate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It happening "all the time" surely is an exaggeration, right?

The Embassy Marine Guards, alone, could fill a prison

I worked at an embassy in the early 00s. The Marine security guards were the nicest, sweetest young guys. Lonely and overeager and honestly, not bright for the most part, but not creeps, predators, or abusers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI to the women in this area. This foreign service officer, Brian Jeffrey Raymond (45), just plead guilty in federal court to sexually assaulting and drugging several women in Mexico City where he was deployed. Upon a search of his hard and cloud drives, the FBI found over 400 pictures of nude and drugged women in various apartments.

He's been tasked to 6-7 different countries on behalf of the U.S. government, speaks Spanish/Chinese fluently, and used Ambien+ alcohol to drug his victims from at least 2006.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-us-government-employee-pleads-guilty-sexual-abuse-and-obscenity-offenses-committed

Raymond transported these obscene materials, specifically 479 photographs and videos of 20 unconscious and nude or partially nude women, into the United States. While under investigation, Raymond attempted to delete the photographs and videos from his devices and internet accounts and made materially false statements to law enforcement.

Gawd, he’s gorgeous…..

Why is doing this when women are probably throwing themselves at him already? That pic makes me swoon…. Ugh. So frustrating. Why do attractive men do this stuff? They don’t need to.

Gorgeous? I don't find him attractive at all. Kind of smarmy with beady eyes and a puffy face. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It happening "all the time" surely is an exaggeration, right?

The Embassy Marine Guards, alone, could fill a prison

I worked at an embassy in the early 00s. The Marine security guards were the nicest, sweetest young guys. Lonely and overeager and honestly, not bright for the most part, but not creeps, predators, or abusers.

+1 The Marines were often just kids of 18-22. Seemed sweet to me, and often out of the country for the first time and missing their families. This guy who got convicted was older and a true rotten apple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad the man is being properly punished. Very good outcome m, though it sounds like there was evidence galore of his appalling crimes.

I’ve found the info in this thread fairly depressing. A deadly combination of economic disparity, institutional secrecy, and diplomatic immunity seems to attract some creepy men. Obviously not all but has to be more than in the general population.

Anyone who lives the majority of their adult life abroad and hopping from country to country has a screw loose. Some very normal seeming people live that lifestyle and I’ve always assumed they are incredibly messed up in the head and up to something.

That's your opinion, not a fact. Some of us enjoy getting housing, private school for our kids and the safety from US gun violence that living abroad provides. Not to mention the fun of experiencing another culture. Are there crazies in some embassies? Sure, but no more than the share of crazies we have living in the DMV (most people get background checked and intensive health screenings before they are approved to live overseas).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad the man is being properly punished. Very good outcome m, though it sounds like there was evidence galore of his appalling crimes.

I’ve found the info in this thread fairly depressing. A deadly combination of economic disparity, institutional secrecy, and diplomatic immunity seems to attract some creepy men. Obviously not all but has to be more than in the general population.

Anyone who lives the majority of their adult life abroad and hopping from country to country has a screw loose. Some very normal seeming people live that lifestyle and I’ve always assumed they are incredibly messed up in the head and up to something.

Wait, WTF are you talking about? You're saying our State Dept. and other government employees who serve the U.S. in other countries are "messed up in the head"?? I think we've found the person with a screw loose... good grief.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus. I have exactly the same books as him in that picture. The Prize, Diplomacy, Lonely Planets etc.. Same age too. I wonder where he went to grad school?

I was thinking the same thing. Could have gone to grad school with him. He looks like every guy our age in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After working abroad, i met and saw some super creepy people that work in abroad postings. I met one Canadian FSO couple where the husband was weirdly controlling - had his wife on an allowance, like she had to call him when we were all out to get permission to buy a $10 shirt (and btw she was also a white Canadian so it wasn’t that dynamic) or go anywhere. I saw a lot of infidelity and short tempered men. A lot of the people that work abroad from the US are great people and just ambitious or committed to the work....but there is a pretty healthy segment that, well, it doesn’t seem like anybody misses them here in the US.

Not to mention the rampant alcoholism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the meager restitution amounts to be paid by the rapist all that the victims can expect? He committed these crimes when he was serving as a CIA agent. His employer should have known what was going on long before it was found out by a foreign government, so why aren't the victims being given meaningful restitution complements of the taxpayers of the United States?[/quote

WTF? I hope they nail him too

[Anonymous]

That's definitely a CIA guy (I don't have knowledge but the profile screams it to me)

[Anonymous]

How long until he is unalived?