Man accused of exposing himself, grabbing jogger on Springwater Corridor
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of exposing himself to a woman along the Springwater Corridor in September now faces charges of attempted sexual abuse and public indecency, the Portland Police Bureau announced Tuesday.
Anthony Kenneth Dale Hill, 33, was arrested on unrelated charges in Clackamas on Oct. 10 after police had been searching for him since the incident on Sept. 4. That day, a woman jogging in the area of SE Johnson Creek Boulevard and Brookside Drive told officers that a “man on a bicycle passed her and jumped into the bushes further up the trail.”
“According to the woman, as she approached the area, the man emerged from the bushes naked and with his hand on his genitals and he tried grabbing her,” PPB said. “The woman managed to get away from the man and run for help.”
However, Hill was no longer in the area by the time officers arrived.
Hill was arraigned and entered a not guilty plea on both counts of first-degree attempted sexual abuse and public indecency on Oct. 21.
Portland police say it is possible that Hill may have had other victims in the area. Investigators described him as “a Caucasian male in his 30s, about 5’8”, with a typically shaved head.
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