PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2025
Case: 23CR46293
Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury on April 15, 2025, found Rafael Gonzalez-Rodirguez Jr. guilty on 58 counts of sex abuse involving two young girls, one was under the age of 12-years old.
The defendant was convicted on six counts of Rape in the First Degree, and 21 counts of Sex Abuse in the First Degree, along with multiple counts of Sodomy in the First Degree, Sex Abuse in the Second Degree, Sex Abuse in the Third Degree, and Sodomy in the Third Degree.
The victims disclosed the sexual abuse in September 2023 to close friends/neighbors, who immediately called the child abuse hotline. This prompted an immediate response from the Department of Human Services, Child Protective Services, and a cross report to law enforcement. The victims were seen at CARES NW shortly thereafter, where they disclosed historic sexual abuse that began when they were 5-6 years old and continued for years until their disclosure. The defendant was the former boyfriend of the victims’ mother.
Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Rachna Hajari prosecuted the case for the state.
After the guilty verdicts she said: “What happened to these victims at the hands of the defendant was unimaginable. Though the trauma of the sexual abuse will be a part of their lives forever, I hope these convictions and the jury believing the victims will bring them some comfort on their journey of healing and recovery.”
“April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and this case serves as a reminder that our office believes children, and believes in holding the people who harm children in horrific ways accountable for their conduct.”
The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Gresham Police Department for their hard work on this case.
We also want to acknowledge the compassionate and sensitive care extended to the victims and their family by MCDA Victim Advocate Alie Aguilera.
Gonzalez-Rodirguez Jr faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison.
The DA’s Office will ask that the Court impose a lengthier sentence than the mandatory minimum.