A former CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women in various countries is sentenced to 30 years in prison.

On Wednesday, a former CIA officer who abused his position to sexually assault and drug more than 20 women while stationed overseas was given a 30-year prison sentence.

Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, a La Mesa, California, resident, received the sentence after an emotional hearing where his victims described being deceived by a man they believed to be kind, educated, and part of an agency "that is supposed to protect the world from evil."

""Before imposing the full sentence requested by prosecutors, U.S. Senior Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly stated that it is safe to say he is a sexual predator and that he will have time to consider the consequences," she said."

Raymond was sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay $260,000 in restitution to his victims. Planet Chronicle Digital has contacted the CIA.

Raymond's sentence guarantees that he will be labeled as a sex offender for eternity and will spend a considerable amount of the remaining years of his life in prison.

Since 2006, assaults have taken place in Mexico, Peru, and other countries, and they all adhered to the same pattern, according to prosecutors.

Raymond would entice women he met on dating apps to his government-leased apartment in Mexico City and other locations, where he would drug them while serving wine and snacks. After they became unconscious, he would take photographs of their naked bodies and assault them. At times, he would open their eyelids and stick his fingers in their mouths, according to prosecutors.

Raymond attempted to erase the images and videos of the women following his discovery that he was under investigation.

A dozen of Raymond's victims, identified only by numbers in court, recounted how he changed their lives. Some said they only learned what happened to them after the FBI showed them photos of being assaulted while unconscious.

""I look like a corpse in the photos, and now I have nightmares of being dead," one victim stated."

Raymond had a collection of over 500 images depicting him with naked, unconscious victims in some instances.

One woman in court said, "I hope he is plagued by the repercussions of his actions for the remainder of his life."

The former spy confessed to the judge that he had spent numerous hours reflecting on his descent into a negative path.

"I am deeply sorry, but no apology can make up for what happened. It goes against everything I believe in, and I don't know how to move forward."

Raymond was described by prosecutors as a serial offender, although they have not released a comprehensive list of the countries where the assaults occurred.

Raymond's "quasi-military" work at the CIA in the years following the Sept. 11 attacks, which also became a breeding ground for the emotional callousness and "objectification of other people" that enabled his years of preying upon women, led defense attorneys to ask the judge for leniency, stating that his work took him down a "dark path."

He eventually admitted guilt to 25 charges, including sexual assault, pressure, and transporting pornographic content.

In a court filing, defense attorney Howard Katzoff stated that while his client was working diligently at his government job, he disregarded his own requirement for assistance, gradually distancing himself from human emotions and becoming emotionally detached.

Raymond's sentencing comes amid another public relations diaster for the spy agency.

An officer trainee will be tried next month for assaulting a woman with a scarf in a Langley, Virginia, headquarters stairwell. This case inspired over 20 women to disclose their own experiences of sexual assault, unwanted touching, and alleged attempts by the CIA to suppress them.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.