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Portland police released a sketch and suspect description after a November 2025 sexual assault in Southeast Portland that led to an escape and call for help. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Portland police and reference the case number.
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This update summarizes the reported event and explains the practical legal context Oregon readers may want to understand. It is general information, not case-specific legal advice.
Published March 25, 2026
Portland police are asking the public to help identify and locate a sexual assault suspect tied to a November 12, 2025 case in Southeast Portland. According to the Portland Police Bureau, a teenage girl was picked up in the 4000 block of Southeast 82nd Avenue, driven to the East Columbia neighborhood, and sexually assaulted. She escaped and ran for help.
PPB released a sketch in hopes someone will recognize the suspect. The bureau describes him as a Caucasian man in his mid-30s, about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-9, weighing 180 to 200 pounds, with a bald head, long red-brown hair, a medium-length red-brown beard, and sunken eyes with dark circles.
Police also released a vehicle description: an older silver van with windows, a large crack in the windshield, a messy interior, and a pink and black baby seat carrier.
Anyone with information should email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov (opens in a new tab) and include case number 25-311007.
For families dealing with sexual assault, the first practical steps often involve medical care, reporting, and preserving records that may matter later. If an assault happened on unsafe property or during a ride arranged by someone else, a Personal Injury claim can sometimes raise separate questions about evidence, responsibility, and insurance coverage.
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