CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A 27-year-old man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting, and filming multiple women over the past few years is set to make his first court appearance at a virtual hearing on Wednesday.
Edward Huffman was arrested on Sept. 13 after two women reported that he had raped them earlier that month. Since his arrest, investigators with the Clayton County Police Department have identified at least seven victims, and more charges have surfaced. Huffman is currently facing 20 charges, including five counts of rape, as well as charges for aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, and distributing prohibited sexual content online.
At a press conference held last month, Clayton County Police Commander Frank Thomas said that Huffman had been attacking women since at least 2021, often using drugs to incapacitate them before recording and uploading videos of the assaults online. Huffman allegedly hosted social gatherings at his home, where many of the victims, whom he knew personally, attended.
Police said that most of the victims had no recollection of the assaults, only learning about them when they were shown videos posted on pornographic websites.
"It was shocking to them when they were presented with images and videos retrieved from the pornographic websites of themselves with Huffman," Thomas said.
In addition to the sexual assault charges, Huffman is also accused of molesting a child in his care. That charge is still pending.
Clayton County authorities continue to investigate and have urged anyone with similar experiences to contact them. Huffman remains in custody at the Clayton County Jail.