Clackamas County, OR. — A Molalla man with a prior sex-offense conviction was found guilty Monday of repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl over more than a year, concluding a case that prosecutors said underscored the importance of Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing for child sexual abuse.
A Clackamas County Circuit Court jury convicted Colby Alen Greer, 32, on six counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and two counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree. The unlawful sexual penetration convictions trigger Jessica’s Law, an Oregon statute requiring a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence for adults who sexually penetrate children under 12.
Greer is scheduled for sentencing on December 4.
The case began in March 2022, when the victim disclosed to a relative that Greer had molested her beginning in 2020, when she was between eight and nine years old. She told investigators that the abuse occurred during visits to Greer’s Molalla home, often while other household members were asleep. According to testimony, Greer would call the child into his bedroom and assault her on numerous occasions.
Greer was already a registered sex offender. In 2015, he was convicted in Clatsop County of Attempted Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree involving a 13-year-old girl. He served 60 days in jail, three years of probation, and was required to register as a sex offender under a plea agreement that led to other charges being dismissed.
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Detective Steve Hunter investigated the current case, and Deputy District Attorney Brian Powell prosecuted it.
The case is listed under Clackamas County Circuit Court Case 22CR55855.
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