Overview

• Ryan Hemphill, 43, is accused of raping and torturing six women over five months, using methods including cattle prods, shock collars, and waterboarding in his Manhattan apartment.
• Prosecutors allege Hemphill lured women through online platforms by offering large sums of money, often paying with fake cash or not at all, and incapacitated them with drugs.
• Investigators found surveillance footage in Hemphill's apartment suggesting dozens, if not hundreds, of additional victims beyond the six cited in the indictment.
• Hemphill allegedly used his wealth and status as a lawyer to intimidate victims, falsely claiming ties to law enforcement and organized crime, and attempted to bribe a witness to drop a complaint.
• If convicted of the 116 charges, including predatory sexual assault and rape, Hemphill faces life in prison and remains jailed without bail as investigations continue.