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important.

PORTLAND, Oregon � Police arrested a Northeast Portland man early Tuesday
morning on multiple charges, including rape. Detectives are seeking more
potential victims, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

The suspect, 49-year-old Konstantin Y. Svidenko, faces a total of 17
counts, including for rape, kidnapping, and strangulation. He was booked
into the Multnomah County Detention Center on Sept. 5, after officers were
unable to locate him for over an hour. He was indicted by a grand jury on
Sept. 1 for the following charges.

One count of rape in the first-degree
Two counts of attempted rape in the first-degree
One count of sexual abuse in the first-degree
Two counts of sexual abuse in the first-degree
Eight-counts of kidnapping in the first-degree
Two-counts of strangulation
One count of assault in the fourth-degree
According to an affidavit obtained by KGW, Svidenko allegedly spent
several months luring women to his Northeast Portland apartment to smoke
fentanyl or meth before assaulting them. He's known for traveling around
on his mountain bike in his Hazelwood neighborhood.

There have been at least four incidents this year where multiple women
have come forward identifying him as their abuser. Each of the women were
able to identify and lead police to Svidenko's home, where the attacks
allegedly took place. TriMet surveillance records also corroborated all
reports, placing him with the victims, according to court documents.

Throughout court documents, it remains unclear as to why Svidenko was not
arrested previously or if PPB conducted further investigation based on
each incident, once reported. In response to a request for comment, PPB
provided this statement:

"We cannot discuss specifics about this active and ongoing investigation.
But speaking generally, sex assault cases are complex and require a great
deal of meticulous work by initially responding patrol officers, sex
assault detectives, sex assault nurse examiners, victim�s advocates, and
prosecutors with the district attorney�s office in order to gather
evidence and bring the strongest case possible to the Grand Jury.
Advocating for the victims and holding offenders accountable is our top
priority."

Editor's note: The following information from court records includes
graphic descriptions of sexual assault and abuse.

First incident
On Jan. 20, a victim described in the affidavit as "opiate affected" and
"dope sick" told police she was walking near 122nd Avenue and Burnside
Street when a man named "Konstantin," later identified as Svidenko,
approached her. She provided a description matching Svidenko's. He offered
her "clear," the affidavit says � a street name for meth. She mentioned
that they would often smoke meth together.

The woman told officials that on the same day, Svidenko invited her over
to his apartment to do some "blues," which is another name for fentanyl
pills. She agreed and took the bus to the Highlander Apartments at 1217
Northeast 122nd Avenue. Once she arrived, they took fentanyl and hung out,
the affidavit says. The woman told officials that when she was ready to
leave, she had difficulty leaving Svidenko's home. He eventually allowed
her to go.

Around 1 p.m., the victim later returned to his home to use more blues.
About 30 minutes into her arrival, she said Svidenko put pornography on
the TV and started to touch her, causing her to feel uncomfortable, the
affidavit says. She stated that she wanted to leave and started moving
towards the front door. She moved a bike that was blocking the entrance,
unlocked and opened the door.

The woman realized she'd left her phone behind and returned to Svidenko's
home to retrieve it. She said he looked calm, stood up and admitted to
taking her phone, which he refused to return. The victim told officials
that she tried to push past him but a struggle took place, where Svidenko
locked the door and placed his hands over her mouth to prevent her from
screaming. She also stated that she had difficulty breathing and Svidenko
threatened to kill her.

At that point, the affidavit says, the woman was unable to fight back and
gave up. She said that Svidenko raped her.

On Jan. 22, the woman reported the incident to PPB, where an officer
advised her to go to the hospital to have a rape kit performed, though
she'd showered and washed her clothes since the incident. The same officer
was able to associate Svidenko with the address the victim provided.

Second incident
On or about Mar. 17, an officer responded to reports of an attempted rape
and assault at the Blackburn Center, located at 12121 East Burnside
Street. Upon arrival, the officer noted that the victim was visibly
distraught, in tears and described her as "very animated." The officer
also noticed bruising and blood inside the victim's mouth, and around the
victim's face and hands as a result of the assault.

She told the officer that she was at Cultivate Initiatives near Southeast
122nd Avenue and Southeast Market Street in hopes of finding someone with
a power cord to charge her phone. She met a man who told her he had a
charger at his home she could use. She agreed to go to the man's home. He
was later identified as Svidenko, according to the affidavit. He placed
his bike on the transit bus and they headed to his home.

Once they arrived, the victim was able to plug in her phone and sit down,
where Svidenko offered her meth. The victim admitted to using "a bit." He
also offered her fentanyl pills, which she declined. While they were
seated, he asked the victim to expose her breast to him as he started to
lift his shirt up. The victim panicked, grabbed her phone and attempted to
leave, leading to a struggle due to Svidenko's bike blocking the exit,
according to court documents.

As she was working to remove the bike, Svidenko grabbed the victim from
behind and wrapped his right arm around her neck and squeezed multiple
times, the affidavit says. He then dragged her back towards the living
room, where she was able to break away and bolt towards the back door,
which was also barricaded. Svidenko allegedly started to punch the victim
around her face and stomach. She also told the officer that she had a lot
of pain in her right rib cage.

The victim was able to run towards the kitchen, where she grabbed a knife
and scissors. She said she believed Svidenko would kill her. He stated
that he had a gun, the affidavit says, but the victim never saw a gun.
After she armed herself, he told her to grab her items and leave. She ran
to the Blackburn Center and urged staff members to call 911. The officer
and the victim later returned to the location of the assault, and the
officer was able to associate the same location with the sexual assault
report from Jan. 22, according to court documents.

Third incident
On or about Apr. 29, an officer was dispatched to conduct a welfare check
at around 4:25 p.m. at Svidenko's home. Dispatch noted receiving a 911
call where a female's voice could be heard telling a man she needed some
pills. The woman spoke quickly and stated that she was kidnapped by a man
in the apartment and the door was nailed shut. The man's voice could be
heard in the background, according to court documents.

While driving to Svidenko's home, the officer received an update that the
woman had escaped from the apartment, running down the street naked. The
female victim told the dispatcher that the man attempted to rape her, the
affidavit says. The victim waited for officers at 1019 Northeast 122nd
Avenue, where she later told officers she met a man, later identified as
Svidenko, at the Gateway Center MAX station.

Svidenko, described by the victim as an older white male with a thick
Russian accent, approached the victim and asked her if she smoked blues.
He offered for her to come to his apartment to smoke with him, and they
took the MAX train to his home. The victim also mentioned that Svidenko
had his bike with him. She followed him into his home and they smoked
fentanyl, but she left his apartment after noting that Svidenko exhibited
strange behavior, the affidavit says.

But in a mirror of the first incident, the victim realized she didn't have
her phone, which prompted her to return to Svidenko's apartment. She stood
on the landing near his door and asked him to return her phone, when the
affidavit says he grabbed the victim by her shoulder and pulled her
inside. She told him she would scream, but he placed his hand around her
mouth and throat, told her he had a gun and that she needed to remain
silent, according to the affidavit. The victim noted never witnessing a
gun.

The woman told officers that Svidenko secured the door with a nail or
screw to stop her from leaving and told the her he wanted sex. The victim
believed that her life was in danger, and agreed to Svidenko's request to
keep him calm, the affidavit says. In order to stall, she stated that she
wasn't feeling well and asked to use the bathroom and shower. She went to
the bathroom to stall but Svidenko became inpatient and got aggravated,
expressing that the victim wasn't giving him what he wanted.

Fearful for her life, the woman said she followed Svidenko's direction to
undress, but she kept him at a distance. She told him to remove his pants
if he wanted to sleep with her. As he removed his pants, the victim's
phone fell out, the affidavit says. She grabbed her phone and ran to the
bathroom, where she called 911. The victim also called her mother and told
her she'd been kidnapped and to contact police. She told Svidenko that
she'd called 911 and he needed to remove the nail from the door. He then
removed the nail, the affidavit says, so gathered her belongings and
backed away. She escaped from the apartment naked, but was able to slip on
a pink dress before the officer arrived, according to court documents.

The victim told officials that Svidenko was only able to touch her upper
thigh. She went back with the officer to Svidenko's apartment, where the
officer was able to confirm Svidenko's residency via records search.

Fourth incident
On Sept. 4, North Precinct officers and K9 unit members responded to
reports of a man making threats to a woman around 9:57 p.m. near 4200
Northeast 122nd Avenue, according to PPB. Officers later learned that the
man was Svidenko, who was wanted.

Officers were unable to locate him for over an hour, but a K9 sergeant and
K9 officer stayed behind searching for him. On Sept. 5, around 12:20 a.m.,
both K9 officers located Svidenko near Northeast 122nd Avenue. He was
later arrested and booked on the charges listed above.

On June 14, the lead detective on the case interviewed Svidenko, in which
he denied any association or interaction with all three victims. He also
denied the fact that the victims were ever in his home. Officials were
able to provide surveillance video and images from TriMet of Svidenko with
the victims.

The investigation is ongoing and detectives have reason to believe that
Svidenko may have more victims. He is described as being a 5-foot 10-inch
tall white male and weighing about 175 pounds. He has a heavy Russian
accent and often rides a bike. Svidenko lives in an apartment near
Northeast 12nd Avenue and Northeast Multnomah Street, according to PPB.

Anyone who recognize or may have any information about Svidenko should
contact PPB Detective Nathan Wollstein at 503-545-3482 or
nathan.wollstein@police.portlandoregon.gov.

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