Washington man accused of hiding for a month in bedroom of 12-year-old Oregon girl, sexually abusing her
A 21-year-old man who met a 12-year-old girl on social media is accused of sexually assaulting her for a month after moving into her bedroom and hiding beneath her bed and in the closet to elude her grandfather.
Zacharias Adrian Cavasos traveled from Washington to Oregon and clandestinely got into the girl’s bedroom, hiding in a cavity under the bed after removing slats that hold the mattress, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Martin said. He also sometimes hid in her bedroom closet, the prosecutor said.
He's now charged with sexual abuse of a minor in U.S. District Court in Portland.
The charge is filed in federal court because the alleged offense occurred on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, according to prosecutors.
On Wednesday, Cavasos ’defense lawyer, Thomas Price, convinced a judge to release his client from custody to a clean-and-sober house in Aloha under GPS monitoring and a curfew. The house is called “Free on the Outside.’ ’
U.S. Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You said she was disturbed by the allegations and described her decision as a very close call.
Cavasos was arrested March 11 in the girl’s bedroom.
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