Oregon Man Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Women For Decades: FBI

PORTLAND, OR – Take a really good look at the man in the picture. The FBI says that his name is Robert Arnold Koester but he's also known as Bert Kay, Rhake Winter, and Qitooly.

They also say that he's a "suspected serial sexual predator" who has been indicted in Oregon and California.

Officials say that Koester, a professional photographer who owns a farm in Carlton where he set up studios in buildings on the property, has been drugging, sexually assaulting, and photographing women possibly as far back as 1994.

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He faces 25 counts in the San Diego area – including two federal counts of sexual exploitation of a minor –related to four victims – and another 32 counts in Oregon where officials have been able to identify another four victims though, they say, they suspect there are more.

Officials say that at least one of his victims was a minor.

The charges against Koester include sodomy, rape, and causing another person to ingest a controlled substance, child sexual abuse, and producing child pornography.

They say that they believe there are other victims in Oregon, California, and perhaps other places.

The FBI says that if you are a victim of Koester's or know someone who is, you can go online and fill out a confidential form on this secure website or send email to modelcase@fbi.gov.

They have also set up a website at fbi.gov/modelcase.

Koester was arrested in Nov. 2018 in Carlsbad where he remains in jail.

Photo via FBI.