{"id":156807,"date":"2025-09-20T10:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/156807\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T10:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:01:30","slug":"former-mma-fighter-gets-50-years-for-serial-rape-of-more-victims-than-well-ever-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/156807\/","title":{"rendered":"Former MMA fighter gets 50 years for serial rape of \u2018more victims than we\u2019ll ever know\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday<\/a> in what Multnomah County prosecutors said was a rare case where nothing but the maximum sentence could guarantee community safety. <\/p>\n

Zachary Lee Andrews \u2014 who previously fought in mixed martial art matches under the name \u201cCadillac\u201d \u2014 was convicted by a jury in January <\/a>of raping three women who were living in tents on the streets of Portland in 2021 and 2022. <\/p>\n

At the hearing, Senior Deputy District Attorney Robin Skarstad called for a 58-year punishment, the maximum allowed under the law, saying she usually tried to find some glimmer of redeemability, even in the worst cases. <\/p>\n

But there was only a void here, she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe prayed upon helplessness, habituality, for his own sexual gratification,\u201d Skarstad said. \u201cThese aren\u2019t isolated incidents but a pattern, likely involving more victims than we\u2019ll ever know about.\u201d <\/p>\n

Skarstad detailed attacks against two other women that weren\u2019t charged, saying that had either lost contact with the woman or weren\u2019t able to gather enough evidence to proceed. <\/p>\n

At trial, Andrews was convicted of three counts of first-degree rape, among 13 other charges. During sentencing, he pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault in a different domestic violence case and for shoplifting more than $1,000 from local pharmacies. <\/p>\n

Andrews \u2014 who took the stand at trial and testified that each of the attacks was consensual \u2014 changed his story just before Judge Celia Howes announced her sentence, admitting that he had committed \u201cvery evil\u201d acts. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to ask for as much help as I can, because there\u2019s something wrong with me,\u201d he said. \u201cI pray to God to somehow change me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howes said Andrews\u2019 belated admission of guilt was encouraging, but he must nevertheless be \u201cstripped of any opportunity to reoffend\u201d by the time of his release. <\/p>\n

In comments to reporters after the trial, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said he stood by Skarstad\u2019s proposed sentence but said the 50-year punishment \u201cgets the job done.\u201d <\/p>\n

Of the three women attacked by Andrews, one has since died, and the other two did not attend the hearing. Skarstad said they were relieved that Andrews would not be able to hurt anyone else.<\/p>\n

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