An accused serial rapist charged in 13 cases with sexually assaulting and terrorizing women could be linked to more crimes, authorities said.
Jory Wiebrand, 34, of Ham Lake, appeared in Hennepin County District Court Wednesday to answer to charges including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, criminal sexual predatory conduct and burglary, among others. He is jailed in lieu of bail amounts ranging from $30,000 to $2 million.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said afterward that authorities are investigating three to four other cases that could be linked to him.
"We believe he is the classic example of a serial rapist," Freeman said. "…He stalked victims — usually at night — would approach them, sometimes attack them in parking lots, in porches, sometimes breaking into their homes.
"We don't see a whole lot these kinds of cases, thankfully, because this doesn't normally occur, or, because we're able to solve them quickly."
One of Wiebrand's two attorneys, Lindsay Siolka, said it was too early to comment on the allegations.
"Discovery is ongoing," Siolka said, referring to the process of reviewing evidence.
Wiebrand was in court for a first appearance on three cases filed against him Tuesday, and an omnibus hearing in other cases that had been previously filed.