Man caught at Target pretending to be 'reflexology student' who needed help with 'school project' that had more than 100 victims: Police

A 23-year-old Oregon antheral pretended to beryllium a "reflexology student" and claimed helium needed assistance with a "school project" portion targeting much than 100 victims, including minors, successful a twisted scheme, constabulary say.

Cedric Valdez is accused of approaching women astatine "large retail stores, parking lots, and adjacent storefronts successful buying centers" successful an effort to summation entree to their feet, according to a Hillsboro Police Department press release.

Court documents obtained by section NBC affiliate KGW accidental Valdez would archer his victims that helium was a "reflexology student" who was conducting a "project" for his schoolhouse that progressive gathering strangers and inspecting their little extremities — but his "project" was really owed to a ft fetish helium has.

The documents allege that Valdez admitted to investigators and prosecutors that helium was "sexually attracted" to feet and lied astir the task successful bid to entree arsenic galore limbs arsenic possible. He allegedly admitted to carrying retired the strategy for 5 years, with prosecutors saying helium had much than 100 victims ranging successful property from 14 to 47.

Over that clip period, Valdez is accused of massaging his victims' feet — and successful galore cases smelling, kissing and adjacent licking them. He would allegedly inquire the women if helium could travel them to their car, wherever helium past took disconnected their shoes and began rubbing their feet — adjacent taking photos and videos that helium uploaded to pornography websites, according to prosecutors.

Valdez allegedly told investigators that for galore of the interactions helium was accompanied by a juvenile. Court records viewed by Law&Crime amusement that Valdez is facing 41 counts of third-degree sexual abuse, sexual harassment and practicing massage without a license.

"We privation to convey the brave women who came guardant to study the incidents to police," the Hillsboro Police Department says. "Multiple victims person been identified successful this case, but it is believed determination are much who person not yet travel forward."

At slightest 13 of Valdez's alleged victims are said to beryllium minors. Police accidental helium was arrested astatine 1 of his foot-hunting grounds, Target, successful January and his bail was acceptable past week astatine $10,000. Court records amusement that helium was inactive locked up arsenic of Friday and is scheduled to spell connected proceedings successful August.