Suspect Charged in Sexual Assault Case Involving Multiple Victims

A summary of the probable cause statement describes three separate incidents at an apartment complex in the 10300 block of Oxford Hill Drive.

On April 9, 2026, the St. Louis County Police statement says Confidential Victim 1 met Gaines at the complex after the two had met on Instagram and communicated there previously. The statement says there was an agreement that they would have sex and that Gaines would pay her. The statement says the victim expressed concerns and that Gaines, against her will, sexually assaulted her before leaving immediately afterward.

On April 10, 2026, the statement says Confidential Victim 2 agreed to meet Gaines for a lunch date after meeting him at a bar and exchanging phone numbers and Instagram accounts. The statement says the two went to what appeared to be a vacant apartment in the same complex. According to the statement, the victim went into the bathroom and Gaines dragged her out, forced her on the floor, forcibly removed her clothes and sexually assaulted her as she repeatedly told him “no” and tried to fight him off. The statement says Gaines grabbed her phone and left with it before returning it and leaving the apartment.

On May 1, 2026, the statement says Confidential Victim 3 met Gaines at the same apartment complex after the two had met on Instagram and talked previously. The statement says there was an agreement Gaines would pay her money in exchange for sex. According to the statement, Gaines became aggressive inside the apartment, forcibly removed her clothes as she told him to stop, and sexually assaulted her. The statement says Gaines stopped at one point and the victim ran outside to a stairwell, where Gaines followed and pushed her on the stairs before sexually assaulting her again. The statement says he then left.

Investigators believe there may be additional victims, according to the prosecutor’s office. Anyone who believes they have been victimized by Gaines is urged to contact St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives at 314-615-5400. The bureau’s detectives are handling the investigation, the prosecutor’s office said.

Charges are accusations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault or abuse, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673), text HOPE to 64673 or visit RAINN.org/hotline.