A serial rapist was sentenced to more than 46 years in prison for victimising several women whilst recording the assaults in his Capitol Hill apartment and a Santa Fe hotel.
Redwolf Pope, 49, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the rapes of several women, which he filmed in his apartment and in a hotel in Santa Fe.
Court documents say the crimes spanned two states and went undiscovered for years until victims found cameras in the bathroom and bedroom of Pope’s Capitol Hill apartment.
Though prosecutors said there are five victims documented in this case, there are even more victims whose cases could not be brought to court for various reasons.
“I think we’re more in a space that we’re happy it’s done for the survivors at this point,” said Jocelyn Cooney, with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. “We presented what we wanted to present to the jury, to the court, and we’re just in the right place now.”
The investigation started in 2018, when two victims found cameras in Pope’s residence. Officials later discovered videos on Pope’s iPad showing him raping multiple unconscious women.
“The fact that he wants to inflict maximum damage on anyone who does not serve his purposes, and he will continue to do that in any way that he can,” said Priscilla Moreno during a victim impact statement in court. “He will always be a danger to the public.”
Moreno says she was a victim of Pope’s abuse and had a protection order against him, but he was never charged in her case and went on to terrorise multiple unknowing victims.
“I’m completely horrified and also infuriated that, had I spoken out, and if people would’ve taken me seriously, I don’t know if we would’ve gotten to this point, if he would’ve been able to be so prolific and the credibility that he had,” Moreno said.
According to court documents, many of Pope’s victims had no memory of what happened and didn’t even know they were victims until police showed them some of the images to see if they could confirm their identity in the videos.
In September 2025, a jury convicted Pope of five counts of rape and four counts of voyeurism, with a judge sentencing him this morning to the maximum penalties for each crime.
Court records also show Pope has previously been convicted of two felony sex crimes in New Mexico and was on parole for those crimes in 2022.
After years of healing from the trauma, Moreno and others were finally able to confront Pope in court through victim impact statements.
Pope represented himself during the trial and spoke for well over an hour during his sentencing, claiming there was tampering of evidence and that someone else placed the cameras in the apartment.
“It was disgusting, it was absolutely disgusting,” Moreno said. “He was very much focused on his ego, I don’t even think he was really focused on his own defence, he was focused on his ego and not any of the actual legal issues.”
“I would like a fresh start as a person who was victimised and a person who has pursued justice, not just for myself but for others as well,” she added.
The 46-year sentence for a 49-year-old man essentially amounts to life imprisonment. Pope would be 95 years old if released after serving the full sentence, making it functionally a life term.
The hidden cameras in Pope’s Capitol Hill apartment bathroom and bedroom represent calculated predation. Installing surveillance equipment in private spaces where victims expected privacy demonstrates premeditation and planning rather than impulsive violence.
The crimes spanning two states, Washington and New Mexico, indicate Pope continued offending across geographic boundaries. Serial offenders often move between jurisdictions to avoid detection or continue patterns after facing consequences elsewhere.
The investigation beginning in 2018 when victims discovered cameras means the case has been building for seven years before sentencing. Sex crimes prosecutions often take years as investigators gather evidence, identify victims, and build cases strong enough to secure convictions.
The videos on Pope’s iPad showing him raping multiple unconscious women provide irrefutable evidence of crimes that often lack physical proof. The recordings Pope created to gratify himself became the evidence that convicted him.
The victims being unconscious during the rapes suggests Pope drugged them, though the story doesn’t explicitly state this. Women having no memory of the assaults indicates incapacitation beyond sleep or alcohol consumption.
Moreno having a protection order against Pope but him never being charged in her case reveals a system failure. Protection orders acknowledge threats serious enough to require legal intervention, yet prosecutors didn’t file charges that might have stopped Pope before he victimised others.
Moreno’s statement about not being taken seriously reflects the barriers sexual assault victims face when reporting. Her guilt about other victims who might have been spared had her case been prosecuted demonstrates the burden victims carry when systems fail.
Many victims not knowing they were assaulted until police showed them videos captures the horror of Pope’s crimes. Learning you were violated whilst unconscious, documented on video, compounds the trauma exponentially.
The five documented victims likely represent a fraction of Pope’s crimes. Prosecutors mentioning additional victims whose cases couldn’t be brought to court suggests statute of limitations issues, lack of evidence, or victims unwilling or unable to participate in prosecution.
The September 2025 jury conviction followed by sentencing “this morning” means the sentencing occurred recently, in early January 2026. The months between conviction and sentencing allowed for pre-sentence investigations and victim impact statement preparation.
Pope’s previous convictions for two felony sex crimes in New Mexico and being on parole in 2022 means he was a known sex offender who continued offending whilst under supervision. This represents catastrophic failure of the parole system meant to prevent exactly this scenario.
Pope representing himself during trial demonstrates either delusion about his legal abilities or desire to control proceedings and cross-examine victims. Self-representation in serious criminal cases almost always results in worse outcomes than having competent defence counsel.
Pope speaking for over an hour at sentencing claiming evidence tampering and blaming others for the cameras shows complete lack of accountability. Victims forced to listen to their rapist deny responsibility whilst they’re trying to deliver impact statements adds insult to trauma.
Moreno’s description of Pope focusing on his ego rather than legal defence captures narcissistic offenders who view trials as stages for self-aggrandisement rather than accountability proceedings.
