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Child-molestation victim grows up, has baby with teen brother, now is sex offender (video)
Sentencing Of Sister Who Had Sex With BrotherThe Oregonian is not using her name or image because it could reveal the identify of her teenage sex-abuse victim.
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By Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive
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on January 05, 2015 at 3:33 PM, updated January 05, 2015 at 6:34 PM
A 25-year-old Portland woman who investigators say admitted to having sex 10 times with her developmentally disabled brother -- then giving birth to their baby -- will avoid prison in favor of mental health and sex offender treatment.
The woman's unusually lenient sentence reflects her disturbing past. Court papers say she was molested and raped by her mother's boyfriend from ages 8 to 11. He admitted to some of that abuse and is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
She acknowledged last week that she molested her younger teenage brother. He was under 18 at the time and has an IQ of 54, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The Oregonian is not naming the woman or using her image because either could reveal the identity of her brother, who was sharing a home with her over the roughly year-long span in 2013 and 2014 that she sexually abused him.
It’s unclear who is raising the baby. The prosecutor didn't know, and the woman's defense attorney, Drake Durham, declined to comment.
Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney declined to elaborate about the sexual abuse the woman suffered years ago and what -- if any -- counseling she might have received.
Last Wednesday, as part of a negotiated deal, the woman pleaded guilty to one count ofsecond-degree sexual abuse. She sat with her arms crossed but she spoke clearly as she told Multnomah County Circuit Judge Kenneth Walker that she has had a difficult family life -- peppered with verbal abuse -- and that she is taking medication for depression and anxiety.
The victim, her brother, didn't attend the hearing. He is living with his mother, said Deputy District Attorney Ryan Lufkin.
Lufkin said the goal is to get the woman treatment.
“I think this is an appropriate resolution to this case -- it focuses on the treatment needs for the defendant,” Lufkin said.
The woman had no prior criminal history. At the time of her arrest last August, she told authorities that she was working part time for the Portland Habilitation Center.
The woman told the judge that she's had various jobs, but never held a job for long. Her attorney said she is now unemployed.
The probable cause affidavit stated that she has “some cognitive challenges," but didn't elaborate.
In addition to three years of probation, the judge sentenced the woman to register as a sex offender -- each year within 10 days of her birthday. She raised her right hand in the air and pledged that she would cause no problems.
“I promise I won’t forget,” she said.
She then walked out of the courtroom, with orders to report to her probation officer and stay away from her brother and all other minor males.
-- agreen@oregonian.com
Child-molestation victim grows up, has baby with teen brother, now is sex offender (video)
Sentencing Of Sister Who Had Sex With BrotherThe Oregonian is not using her name or image because it could reveal the identify of her teenage sex-abuse victim.
By Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive Follow on Twitter
on January 05, 2015 at 3:33 PM, updated January 05, 2015 at 6:34 PM
A 25-year-old Portland woman who investigators say admitted to having sex 10 times with her developmentally disabled brother -- then giving birth to their baby -- will avoid prison in favor of mental health and sex offender treatment.
The woman's unusually lenient sentence reflects her disturbing past. Court papers say she was molested and raped by her mother's boyfriend from ages 8 to 11. He admitted to some of that abuse and is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
She acknowledged last week that she molested her younger teenage brother. He was under 18 at the time and has an IQ of 54, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The Oregonian is not naming the woman or using her image because either could reveal the identity of her brother, who was sharing a home with her over the roughly year-long span in 2013 and 2014 that she sexually abused him.
It’s unclear who is raising the baby. The prosecutor didn't know, and the woman's defense attorney, Drake Durham, declined to comment.
Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney declined to elaborate about the sexual abuse the woman suffered years ago and what -- if any -- counseling she might have received.
Last Wednesday, as part of a negotiated deal, the woman pleaded guilty to one count ofsecond-degree sexual abuse. She sat with her arms crossed but she spoke clearly as she told Multnomah County Circuit Judge Kenneth Walker that she has had a difficult family life -- peppered with verbal abuse -- and that she is taking medication for depression and anxiety.
The victim, her brother, didn't attend the hearing. He is living with his mother, said Deputy District Attorney Ryan Lufkin.
Lufkin said the goal is to get the woman treatment.
“I think this is an appropriate resolution to this case -- it focuses on the treatment needs for the defendant,” Lufkin said.
The woman had no prior criminal history. At the time of her arrest last August, she told authorities that she was working part time for the Portland Habilitation Center.
The woman told the judge that she's had various jobs, but never held a job for long. Her attorney said she is now unemployed.
The probable cause affidavit stated that she has “some cognitive challenges," but didn't elaborate.
In addition to three years of probation, the judge sentenced the woman to register as a sex offender -- each year within 10 days of her birthday. She raised her right hand in the air and pledged that she would cause no problems.
“I promise I won’t forget,” she said.
She then walked out of the courtroom, with orders to report to her probation officer and stay away from her brother and all other minor males.
-- agreen@oregonian.com
