Former Citigroup Executive Sentenced to 30 Years for Drugging and Raping Women in Upscale Manhattan Apartment Edward Gene Smith, a former Wall Street bigwig, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to a decade-long campaign of drugging and raping women in his luxury apartment, while also amassing a large collection of child sexual abuse material. Edward Gene Smith, a former Citigroup managing director and Harvard-educated Wall Street executive, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to a decade-long spree of drugging and raping multiple women in his upscale Manhattan apartment. Prosecutors revealed that the 50-year-old hid behind the facade of a respected banker to lure young women, many of whom were from foreign countries or had prior sexual trauma, into his luxurious residence opposite Central Park. Smith meticulously planned his attacks, using spreadsheets to track drug dosages and even recording some assaults to share with online groups that fetishized drugging unconscious victims.His crimes extended beyond sexual assault; authorities also discovered over 9,000 child sexual abuse images on his devices, dating back to 2012. Smith's predatory behavior came to light in late 2024 when he was arrested on multiple charges, including drugging victims with intent to rape, enticing women to travel for sex, and obstruction of justice.One of his victims, a college student he convinced to move to New York, endured months of financial and social control, along with threats to ensure her compliance. In another case, Smith allegedly paid a victim $2,500 in 2015 and later plotted to drug her again, as detailed in a chilling spreadsheet titled 'girl retrospective.' Additionally, he targeted a 17-year-old on Seeking.com, drugging and assaulting her after she turned 18, and even forced her to engage in commercial sex acts with another man, pocketing the proceeds. During his sentencing, prosecutors described Smith as a 'serial rapist' who used his wealth and influence to exploit vulnerable women, showing no remorse for his actions.Defense attorneys attempted to mitigate his crimes by citing his autism diagnosis, but prosecutors dismissed this as an insult to the autistic community. Smith's妻子 Heather and their children reside in South Carolina, while he faces the consequences of his crimes behind bars. His case has exposed the disturbing lengths to which a seemingly respectable executive would go to prey on the vulnerable, leaving lasting scars on his victims