A biochemist accused by police of drugging and raping multiple women inside his luxury Miami Beach condo has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in state prison, NBC6 learned.
Records show that Jeremy D. Bittner, 44, pleaded guilty to several charges across four criminal cases involving three separate women. After serving his prison sentence, Bittner — now a convicted sex offender — will be placed under house arrest for two years, followed by five years of probation.
Wine and drugs
According to records, Bittner pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and sexual battery of a 47-year-old woman in January 2022.
The victim told police that because she was friends with Bittner, she agreed to spend time with him as he was “spiraling out of control due to his divorce.” Once inside his home, she noticed he was smoking crack and using cocaine.
After being given a glass of wine, the woman said she began to feel “very drowsy” and started to forget things. She believed she had been drugged…