Portland Police are working to identify a male who allegedly assaulted a 27-year-old student on the Portland State University Campus. Investigators say around 3:20 p.m. a suspect followed the victim into the restroom, exposing himself before sexually assaulting the woman. The female was heard screaming and the man fled on foot.
He’s described as a lighter skinned male in his 30’s around 5’8” – 5’9”, tall to medium build. The video shows the man not only in the hallways of the school but also on a public transit bus.
If you have any information, please contact the Portland Police.
Dr. Carrie Baker (left) Michelle Sigona (right) photo courtesy "Expressions of Eden Photography," Kimberly Elliott
I had the opportunity to travel to Portland, Oregon recently to be a part of a movement that is shaking communities and changing the way the public views domestic sex trade in America. The Soroptimist Northwest Coalition Against Human Trafficking (NWCAT) organized and held their third annual conference. I was honored to be a part of their event as a presenter on Child/Adult/Identity Internet and Technology Safety. Along with the workshop, I attended training on domestic human trafficking, met survivors of this underground world, learned from the experts in this industry and more importantly became energized to make a difference in my own city and state.
The phrase “human trafficking” may be something we’ve heard and maybe it was a phrase we stored into the “that doesn’t affect me category”; the same category that we associated with, “this is something that is an international problem and isn’t happening in American communities.” Actually, this is a problem in our own towns, one that we may not see on the surface and one that is directly affecting children and teens in America.
A brand new website Bring Kyron Homehas launched to help find missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman. The goal is to continue to raise awareness of the case, spread the word, download and distribute fliers in various languages and report strange or suspicious activity. Kyron went missing on June 4, 2010 in Portland, Oregon. He was last seen at the Skyline Elementary school where he attended a morning science fair with his step-mother, Terri Moulton Horman.
The case has had many bizarre twists and turns since then, but to date investigators have not named a suspect or person of interest. A grand jury has been behind doors for weeks hearing testimony and information from people who knew Terri, or who may have information about Kyron. Investigators told me they’ve received thousands of leads in this case, but none have led them to Kyron.
If you have any information, please contact the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Tipline: (503) 261-2847
Tomorrow will mark the six week anniversary since Kyron Horman went missing, and every single day there is a new development. Usually when a child goes missing, within a week or two the case falls out of the spotlight, but this family’s personal and bizarre life has kept this case alive and the public wanting more. Over the last couple of days investigators in Portland have been seen searching on the ground for clues and re-interviewing witnesses at the school from where the 7-year-old went missing. Desiree Young, Kyron’s mother, spoke out and said she thinks her son’s disappearance was planned and executed by his step-mother Terri Moulton-Horman.
The fourth of July holiday was anything but peaceful and relaxing for Desiree Young and Kaine Horman as they waited to find out if their missing son would be brought home. Their son Kyron, 7, went missing on June 4, 2010 from his elementary school in Portland, Oregon and hasn’t been seen since. Over the last four weeks, the case has had many bizarre twists and turns including divorce papers and a restraining order filed against Kyron’s step-mother Terri Moulton-Horman. Terri was the last person who may have seen Kyron before he vanished. Investigators say they were inside his elementary school before classes for a science fair, and Terri claims she said goodbye to Kyron and watched him walk off before she left. On July 1, 2010, Desiree spoke out to the public and said, “We implore Terri Horman to fully cooperate with investigators to bring Kyron home.”
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office collected questionnaires from parents, students and staff of Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon last night. The information is geared towards hopefully uncovering new leads that will help find missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman. Investigators passed out the forms on Friday afternoon and requested the information back at the end of the weekend. Kyron disappeared on June 4, 2010 after his step-mother Terri Moulton-Horman dropped him off at his school after a morning science fair. A person of interest and suspect has not been named in this case.
Sgt. Travis Gullberg of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office told me late last night that he couldn’t confirm an exact number, but at least 100 cars stopped at the site prior to 7 p.m. to drop off their information. “Some cars had one person, and some had multiple families. It is safe to say we collected over 100,” Gullberg said. It will take a while to filter through all of the information. The flier shows pictures of Kyron, two close up photos of Kyron’s step-mother Terri Horman, and the Ford F-250 white truck she was driving the day the child went missing. Hopefully the questions will help to jog memories. Sgt. Gullberg says, “I’ve been in the sheriff’s office for 12 years and this is the largest search effort I’ve ever seen… I’ve never experienced anything like this in my career.”
Michelle Sigona is a crime fighting, victims advocate extraordinaire, but for Michelle -- the good fight doesn't stop there. In her spare time, she is a volunteer firefighter -- and now, she is tackling the issues and cases that mean the most to her....
