A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday in what Multnomah County prosecutors said was a rare case where nothing but the maximum sentence could guarantee community safety.

Zachary Lee Andrews — who previously fought in mixed martial art matches under the name “Cadillac” — was convicted by a jury in January of raping three women who were living in tents on the streets of Portland in 2021 and 2022.

At the hearing, Senior Deputy District Attorney Robin Skarstad called for a 58-year punishment, the maximum allowed under the law, saying she usually tried to find some glimmer of redeemability, even in the worst cases.

But there was only a void here, she said.

“He prayed upon helplessness, habituality, for his own sexual gratification,” Skarstad said. “These aren’t iso

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