Child sex abuser fled who fled from authorities for 9 years sentenced

According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, in January 2014, the victim disclosed to her Grandfather that Edwin Hernandez-Rodriguez, 49, had been sexually abusing her and that he would spy on her in the shower.

In June 2014, Hernandez-Rodriguez was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury, but he fled the state.

Almost a decade later, in February 2023, Hernandez-Rodriguez was found and arrested in Glendale, Arizona and extradited back to Oregon.

On Feb. 20, a jury found Hernandez-Rodriguez guilty of first-degree rape and invasion of personal privacy.