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Family friend pleads to rape, sex abuse charges
Minimum sentence is 25 years in prison
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had occurred.
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remaining charges were dropped and the charges of rape and sex abuse dated back
The Daily Astorian
two-day trial was canceled as a result of to Aug. 1, 2013.
his no contest plea.
At the time, the case highlighted the
The 30-year-old Astoria man accused
A sentencing hearing has been set for fact that Clatsop County does not have a
of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl 2 p.m. May 1.
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last year, pleaded no contest Tuesday to
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rape and sex abuse charges. The incident years in prison and a maximum of 50 children. Anyone younger than 15, and
resulted in the girl and her mother having years, according to Prosecutor Dawn sometimes adults, in Clatsop County are
to travel two hours to Legacy Emanuel Buzzard.
referred to Portland for treatment after a
Medical Center in Portland to get a rape
Had the case gone to trial, Buzzard sexual assault.
kit performed.
said, the prosecution had enough evi-
Astoria Police drove the young girl
Nicolas Blas Martinez pleaded no dence where Martinez could have faced and her mother to Portland, waited for
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is the mother’s friend, and the girl having the victim all over again,” Astoria Police
Martinez was originally indicted July intercourse.
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24 for 25 counts of rape, sex abuse and
On July 20, the mother called Astoria conscionable. And it has become a signif-
tampering with physical evidence. The 3ROLFHZKREHJDQWRLQYHVWLJDWH2I¿FHUV icant issue over the last several months.”
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denial of university education
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are aimed at exposing social
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citizens around the world.
Astoria man accused of
abusing 18-month-old girl
to the child, while assuming care and
custody.
Astoria Police received a report
A 22-year-old Astoria man
from Columbia Memorial Hospi-
pleaded not guilty Tuesday to al-
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legedly abusing an 18-month-old
victim, was admitted with a fractured
girl.
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Members of Warrenton High School’s Key Club made a
trip to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, where it donated
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ley Furr, Ivy McCargish, Alyssa Herrera, Esmeralda Alva-
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Kate Greutter.
her colleague Neva Gruner
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