The agency described Robert Arnold Koester as a "suspected serial sexual predator," in a news release announcing 57 charges in California and Oregon.
Koester is believed to have taken nude photos of models and is alleged to have sexually assaulted many of them, including people younger than 18 years old, the FBI said in a statement. He primarily photographed models on the West Coast and also went by the names Bert Kay, Rhake Winter and Qitooly, the FBI said.
He was arrested in November in Carlsbad, California and is in custody in San Diego, according to the FBI. It is unknown at this time if Koester has a lawyer.
He is facing 23 felony charges in San Diego County including child sexual abuse and production of child pornography, related to that arrest.
In Yamhill County, Oregon, where he owns a farm, Koester has been charged with 32 felony counts, including first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and causing another person to ingest a controlled substance, the FBI said. The Oregon charges involve four separate victims, one of whom was a minor, the FBI said. Koester's bail on the Yamhill County charges is $2.5 million, according to the FBI.
Koester also has been charged with two federal counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in California, according to the FBI.
Authorities say they have already identified victims in multiple cities across the United States. But the FBI said Koester could have potentially been committing these crimes since 1994. The bureau is asking for the public's assistance finding any other potential victims.
Information may be submitted confidentially by email to modelcase@fbi.gov or by filling out an online questionnaire.
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