• Parents raising teenage children face a confusing and constantly evolving social media landscape where striking the right balance between protecting their child and respecting his or her independence can feel impossible. The best place to start is with good information about...

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  • On January 23, 2018, John D. Hart of Vermont was sentenced to 12 years in prison by Judge D. Charles Bailey for sexually abusing an Aloha teen that he met through an online forum for the video game "Call of Duty." Hart began grooming the victim when she was 15 years old,...

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  • On January 12, 2018, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Eric Butterfield sentenced 49 year-old Kevin Wayne Randolph to 975 months in prison (81 years) for numerous sex crimes he committed against members of his own family. Randolph, who appeared in the custody of the...

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  • The Oregon District Attorneys Association recently honored Washington County District Attorney Bob Hermann with the 2017 ODAA's first ever Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes an elected District Attorney whose career has been dedicated to serving the citizens...

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  • This holiday season members of the Washington County District Attorney's Office joined with employees from other county departments in support of the SCOTTY Foundation's annual Tree of Giving program. The program collects Christmas gifts for foster children in the Washington... 

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  • On November 3, 2017, the Oregon Police Officers Association awarded the Distinguished Service Award to Chief Deputy District Attorney Kevin Barton, Detective Sergeant Troy Maslin (Forest Grove Police Department), and Detective Sergeant Terry McConnell (Columbus Ohio Police...

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  • On Friday, December 15, 2017, Washington County Circuit Court Judge D. Charles Bailey sentenced 34 year-old Alexander Rico Ortiz to 400 months in prison for raping two different women earlier in the year. Ortiz, a registered sex offender who had recently been released from...

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  • HILLSBORO, Ore. – This week Oregon Circuit Judge Andy Erwin sentenced two Washington men to prison for their roles in a dramatic smash and grab heist of a jewelry store in Washington Square Mall. Brandon Sullivan and Darereon Newton were convicted in separate court trials of...

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  • On 11/9/17 a Washington County jury unanimously convicted 49 year-old defendant Kevin Wayne Randolph of numerous child sex crimes involving young members of his own family. The verdict followed three days of trial in which jurors in the courtroom of Judge Eric Butterfield...

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  • HILLSBORO, Ore. – The Washington County District Attorney’s Office recently joined with local law enforcement agencies and community partners in two separate missions designed to combat human trafficking in Washington County. The operations in September and November of this...

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