Man who raped 2 children, sexually abused dog gets 40 years in prison

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon City man who was convicted of raping two children and sexually assaulting a dog was sentenced on Thursday.

Edward Jones was sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of the multiple instances of sexual abuse and possessing “a huge trove of child pornography,” the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said.

“The victims are now 15 and 12. The sexual abuse of the younger child began at age three to four years old,” the DA’s office said. “Investigators discovered more than 10,000 images of child pornography in Jones’ possession including a video of him having sex with the older victim.”

The mother of the two children was allegedly aware of the sexual abuse. After being charged with two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment last month, she has a pending court case against her, officials said.

As for Jones, he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree rape, two counts of second-degree rape, first- and second-degree sodomy, two counts of sexually assaulting an animal and three counts of first-degree encouraging sexual abuse of a child.