Brian Jeffrey Raymond, the former CIA officer sentenced for drugging and sexually abusing multiple women around the world, has been described by victims as a man who appeared kind and educated — but was instead a serial sexual predator who manipulated his victims into “blaming themselves for losing consciousness, feeling ashamed, and apologizing” to him, according to prosecutors. Raymond, 48, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 25 counts, including sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, coercion and enticement, and transportation of obscene material. During an emotional hearing, in which about a dozen of his victims stared him down when describing the trauma and devastation his actions have inflicted upon their lives, Raymond told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly he has spent a long time reflecting on his “downward spiral.” “It betrayed everything I stand for and I know no apology will ever be enough,” he said. “There are no words to describe how sorry I am. That’s not who I am — and yet it’s who I became.” But who exactly was the man described by his lawyers as an “invaluable government worker” whose job as a CIA agent “took its toll on him and sent him down a dark path”? This Oct. 27, 2008 file photo shows the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Federal prosecutors say Brian Jeffrey Raymond, a former U.S. embassy worker in Mexico City, is believed to have drugged and sexually assaulted as many as two dozen women. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the San Diego, Calif. native had homes in La Mesa, Calif. and Washington, D.C. and worked “for many years” as a CIA agent. Raymond, who’s fluent in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, “traveled extensively for work and leisure, and lived in numerous countries, including Mexico and Peru.” Feds began investigating allegations of sexual abuse in May 2020 after a naked woman was seen screaming for help from the balcony of his Mexico City home. The woman told police she’d consumed drinks and food provided by Raymond, but had no recollection of any event. Raymond — a former White House intern — later admitted to luring women he met on dating apps to his government-leased housing and drugging them between 2006 and 2020, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves. “After drugging these women, he stripped, sexually abused, and photographed them,” Graves said. He was also “more than willing to gaslight the women, often suggesting that the women drank too much and that, despite their instincts to the contrary, nothing had happened,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing. On Wednesday, when imposing the full 30-year sentence requested by prosecutors, Kollar-Kotelly said Raymond would have “a period of time to think about this.” That will ensure Raymond “will be properly marked as a sex offender for life” and “spend a substantial portion of the rest of his life behind bars,” Graves said. With News Wire Services