BELLINGHAM, WA – Bellingham Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying potential victims of a suspected rapist.

Police arrested 27-year-old Julio Ortiz-Ortiz last week after an incident where he is alleged to have tried to sexually assault a man and trap him in his home.

Police say there are likely more victims in Bellingham and potentially nearby cities, including Seattle.

Ortiz-Ortiz is said to have targeted vulnerable men, including the homeless and those under the influence of alcohol or other substances, by offering them food and shelter.

Ortiz-Ortiz’s truck. Image courtesy of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.

He stands 5’7″ tall and weighs about 260 pounds with long dark wavy hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion.

Ortiz-Ortiz is known to have picked up victims in a black, two-door Toyota Tacoma with a stainless-steel storage bench in the open bed.

He was bailed out from custody on Tuesday.

Anyone with information of other incidents involving Ortiz-Ortiz is asked to call BPD’s non-emergency dispatch line at 360-676-6911.