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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
NYC executive used apartment to rape, torture women in 'calculated campaign of violence': prosecutors
WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. A private equity executive used a New York City apartment as a torture chamber where he raped, punched, shackled and used a cattle prod in a series of depraved acts involving six women, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday. Ryan Hemphill, 43, has pleaded not guilty a 116-count indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault and other crimes dating back to last October. He faces life in prison. To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said. Deported 'Maryland Man' Championed By Dems Was Pulled Over Driving Car Belonging To Human Smuggler "The details in this case are beyond disturbing — a sustained, calculated campaign of violence and cruelty that targeted vulnerable women. This kind of predatory abuse has no place in our city and will be met with the full force of the law," New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said in a statement announcing the charges. Read On The Fox News App Hemphill met many of the victims on dating websites like (formerly known as Seeking Arrangements), SugarDaddy and SugarDaddyMeet, FetLife and Craigslist, where he offered them money for sex and companionship, authorities said, adding that he sometimes paid them with counterfeit money. Hemphill's apartment had multiple surveillance cameras, and investigators have recovered images showing dozens, if not hundreds, of other women, many of them naked and blindfolded, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mirah Curzer told Judge Ann Scherzer during a Thursday hearing where Hemphill was present. Investigators also found hundreds of bullets and high-capacity magazines, and a large amount of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, and fentanyl, prosecutors said. Trump Admin Files First Racketeering Charges Against Massive Migrant Terrorist Group Present In Us As Hemphill got to know the women, he allegedly convinced them to confide their past sexual traumas, which he then deliberately reenacted as he assaulted them, Curzer said. He forced or tricked them into ingesting various drugs that rendered them unconscious or significantly impaired, prosecutors said. In addition, he also slapped and punched them repeatedly and tied them up with handcuffs and other restraints. In one incident, one of the victims was left shackled to Hemphill's bed as she begged him to let her go. Hemphill also used a cattle prod, an instrument meant for livestock, and a shock collar that he forced some women to wear around their necks, including while he raped them. He also allegedly tortured them psychologically by threatening them with guns and knives, urinating on them, and verbally humiliating and demeaning them. Some victims were allegedly forced to record videos in which they stated that they consented to being raped and tortured, which Hemphill allegedly used to convince them that they wouldn't be believed if they reported him. Scherzer ordered Hemphill to remain jailed after prosecutors raised concerns about him possibly fleeing the country, citing his wealth and connections — including a history of philanthropy and family real estate holdings. Hemphill's alleged behavior, the judge said, "shows his extent to which he's willing to go to protect himself from facing these charges." Fox News Digital has tried reaching out to Hemphill. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Original article source: NYC executive used apartment to rape, torture women in 'calculated campaign of violence': prosecutors
Fox News
25-04-2025
- Fox News
NYC executive used apartment to rape, torture women in 'calculated campaign of violence': prosecutors
WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. A private equity executive used a New York City apartment as a torture chamber where he raped, punched, shackled and used a cattle prod in a series of depraved acts involving six women, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday. Ryan Hemphill, 43, has pleaded not guilty a 116-count indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault and other crimes dating back to last October. He faces life in prison. To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said. "The details in this case are beyond disturbing — a sustained, calculated campaign of violence and cruelty that targeted vulnerable women. This kind of predatory abuse has no place in our city and will be met with the full force of the law," New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said in a statement announcing the charges. Hemphill met many of the victims on dating websites like (formerly known as Seeking Arrangements), SugarDaddy and SugarDaddyMeet, FetLife and Craigslist, where he offered them money for sex and companionship, authorities said, adding that he sometimes paid them with counterfeit money. Hemphill's apartment had multiple surveillance cameras, and investigators have recovered images showing dozens, if not hundreds, of other women, many of them naked and blindfolded, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mirah Curzer told Judge Ann Scherzer during a Thursday hearing where Hemphill was present. Investigators also found hundreds of bullets and high-capacity magazines, and a large amount of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, and fentanyl, prosecutors said. As Hemphill got to know the women, he allegedly convinced them to confide their past sexual traumas, which he then deliberately reenacted as he assaulted them, Curzer said. He forced or tricked them into ingesting various drugs that rendered them unconscious or significantly impaired, prosecutors said. In addition, he also slapped and punched them repeatedly and tied them up with handcuffs and other restraints. In one incident, one of the victims was left shackled to Hemphill's bed as she begged him to let her go. Hemphill also used a cattle prod, an instrument meant for livestock, and a shock collar that he forced some women to wear around their necks, including while he raped them. He also allegedly tortured them psychologically by threatening them with guns and knives, urinating on them, and verbally humiliating and demeaning them. Some victims were allegedly forced to record videos in which they stated that they consented to being raped and tortured, which Hemphill allegedly used to convince them that they wouldn't be believed if they reported him. Scherzer ordered Hemphill to remain jailed after prosecutors raised concerns about him possibly fleeing the country, citing his wealth and connections — including a history of philanthropy and family real estate holdings. Hemphill's alleged behavior, the judge said, "shows his extent to which he's willing to go to protect himself from facing these charges." Fox News Digital has tried reaching out to Hemphill.
Press and Journal
23-04-2025
- Press and Journal
Aberdeen sugar daddy swindler admits scissors stabbing
A notorious sugar daddy blackmailer has appeared in court and has shown an escalation in her offending from online scams to physical attacks. Tiffany Anderson, 27, admitted violently assaulting one woman before robbing her of her belongings in a secluded lane close to the city centre. Anderson also admitted a separate attack on a man in the north of Aberdeen using a pair of scissors, which left her victim injured. Anderson was also arrested over her compliance with a community payback order put in place last year as an alternative to prison. The assault on the woman took place on Pittodrie Lane, Aberdeen, on June 27 last year. The charge states that Anderson, alongside a co-accused, struggled with the woman before punching her to the head and body, seizing her by the hair, causing her to fall to the ground where she was repeatedly struck to her head by Anderson's knee. She then also tried to steal the woman's mobile phone before robbing her of the contents of her handbag. Anderson assaulted the man on Cummings Park Terrace, Aberdeen, by repeatedly stabbing him with a pair of scissors. It states that August 7 2023, Anderson brandished the scissors before stabbing the man to his injury. She also admitted one charge of possession of a knife on July 7 2024. The honey trap scam saw Anderson lure two men into buying sexual images and videos of her. When she threatened to expose them, they paid her nearly £700 to keep their actions secret from their partners. During a another sextortion scam, Anderson managed to extract £1,300 from four men using a similar strategy. On that occasion, one of her victims stumped up around £600 to prevent his girlfriend from discovering that he had joined an online dating site. Anderson set up fake profiles on ' and ' before exchanging mobile phone numbers with those who contacted her. She would then offer the men videos and photos of a sexual nature and, if they accepted her offer, use their messages against them to extort money. Upon being sentenced on July 20 2021, the court heard how in July 2019, Anderson created a fake profile on Secret Benefits – which calls itself 'a dating site for generous men and attractive women'. She then targeted one married man, who sent her £30 in exchange for photos of a sexual nature. Once the cash was received, Anderson messaged her victim, warning he 'shouldn't be cheating on his wife' and demanded £200 to stop her from sharing their intimate messages and conversations with his Facebook friends. The man paid a total of £250 before blocking her from contacting him on WhatsApp. Her defence solicitor Alex Burn told the court that her recent arrest was due to his client 'living a nomadic lifestyle' at the time and had not attended court. 'She was going from pillar to post, and no one could contact her,' he explained, adding that Anderson now has 'a new address'. 'This warrant has been outstanding for some time, though, and she hasn't come to the attention of the police in all that time,' Mr Burn stated. Sheriff Eric Brown deferred sentence on Anderson, of Merkland Place, Aberdeen, until June in order for supplementary background reports to be carried out on her.
