Redwolf Pope, 49, was sentenced in King County Superior Court on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, to more than 46 years in prison. The sentencing follows his September conviction on five counts of rape and four counts of voyeurism, marking the end of a legal saga that exposed a decade-long pattern of predatory behavior across two states.
The Evidence on the iPad
The investigation into Pope began in 2018 when guests at his Capitol Hill apartment discovered hidden cameras in the bathroom and bedroom. Subsequent police searches of Pope’s digital devices uncovered a library of videos depicting the sexual assault of multiple unconscious women.
Court documents detail that many victims were unaware they had been assaulted until investigators presented them with the footage years later. While the current case focused on five documented victims, prosecutors noted that additional survivors exist whose cases could not be brought to trial due to statute of limitations or evidentiary constraints.
A Legacy of Deception
Throughout his trial, Pope—who once delivered a TEDx talk in Seattle—represented himself, a move that allowed him to directly cross-examine his victims for multiple days. This tactic has since sparked calls for legislative reform in Washington state to prevent self-represented defendants from personally questioning their accusers.
Pope’s identity also came under intense scrutiny during the proceedings. While he claimed Western Shoshone and Tlingit heritage and posed as a Native American activist, tribal leaders and advocates, including Abigail Echo-Hawk of the Seattle Indian Health Board, have stated that Pope created a “false identity” to infiltrate and prey upon Indigenous communities.
Final Confrontation
During the sentencing hearing, Pope spoke for over an hour, maintaining his innocence and alleging evidence tampering. Judge Tanya L. Thorp dismissed these claims, citing the “scale of violence” recorded by Pope himself.
Survivor Priscilla Moreno, who had previously sought a protection order against Pope, delivered a searing impact statement: “He will always be a danger to the public. He was focused on his ego, not any of the actual legal issues.”
Pope will serve his 46-year sentence in Washington after having already completed a four-year term for similar crimes in New Mexico.
