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Incident: Rape I, Kidnap II, Sex Abuse I, Case: 06N-01453
Location: 835 SW 11th, Newport, Or.
Date/Time: 02-28-07 10:10 hrs
Victim: 81 year-old female
Suspect: Phillip O. Conner, age 68 of Coburg, Oregon
Details:
On the above date Phillip Conner was arrested by the Coburg Police Department on a warrant stemming from the abduction and sexual assault of an 81 year-old female who suffers from dementia and was a patient at the Newport Rehabilitation Center.
On 06-22-06 Mr. Conner was at the Newport Rehabilitation Center visiting his resident brother. Mr. Conner left the Center, taking the elderly female with him.
Staff at the Newport Rehabilitation Center noticed the elderly female missing, and notified the Newport Police Department. Police officers, concerned citizens, and the Lincoln County Search and Rescue Team began a door-to-door search of the area, and posted fliers.
The next day Mr. Conner returned the female to the Newport Rehabilitation Center.
During the subsequent investigation it was discovered that Mr. Conner had taken the elderly female to a local motel for the night.
Mr. Conner was arrested without incident and was lodged in the Lane County Jail.
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Information Released By: Sgt. Garbarino, 541-574-3348.
