Accused Missouri serial rapist may have raped women in Tucson, police say

An accused serial rapist, who lived in Tucson for a brief time, may have attacked women there, and investigators hope to hear from them, according to police in Missouri.

Yahya Maly, 28, who is accused of rape, lived in Tucson for about a month between Dec. 3, 2022, to Jan. 17, 2023, the St. Louis County Police Department said. Investigators urged anyone who may have encountered Maly online or in person to reach out to local law enforcement.

Maly was charged with numerous counts of rape, according to a Facebook post from the St. Louis County Police Department. Police said he is suspected of raping many women he met on dating apps and used “John” as a first name.

Five women have come forward, the police department said in the Facebook post. A St. Louis County Police Department spokesperson said she did not know where the women were from.

Other places Maly lived include Henrico County, Virginia; Chicago; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Maly, who is from Ballwin, Missouri, faces two counts of first-degree rape or attempted rape, seven counts of second-degree rape, two counts of first-degree kidnapping, and two counts of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy.

He is being held in Missouri on a $500,000 cash-only bond.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Police seek victims of accused serial rapist who lived in Tucson