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Avery Gene Joseph Arrested in Multnomah Oregon

Avery Gene Joseph was booked at 1:45 PM on Friday, August 9th, 2019 by US Marshall Service. Joseph was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

Multnomah County Mugshots -  Avery Gene Joseph

The 47 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

  1. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  2. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  3. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  4. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  5. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  6. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  7. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  8. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  9. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  10. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  11. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  12. SODOMY I (A Felony)
  13. SODOMY I (A Felony)
  14. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
  15. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  16. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  17. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  18. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  19. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  20. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  21. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  22. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  23. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  24. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  25. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)
  26. SEX ABUSE I (B Felony)

Bail has been set to $250,000 for Joseph which is listed as a 6 ft 2 in black male weighing approximately 175 lbs.

Avery Gene Joseph was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Avery Gene Joseph has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Below are the Oregon laws which may relate to this arrest:


Sexual abuse in the first degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree when that person:(a) Subjects another person to sexual contact and:
(A) The victim is less than 14 years of age;
(B) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor; or
(C) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless; or
(b) Intentionally causes a person under 18 years of age to touch or contact the mouth, anus or sex organs of an animal for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of a person.
(2) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class B felony. [1991 c.830 §3; 1995 c.657 §12; 1995 c.671 §10]
Sodomy in the first degree.
(1) A person who engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person or causes another to engage in deviate sexual intercourse commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if:(a) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor;
(b) The victim is under 12 years of age;
(c) The victim is under 16 years of age and is the actor’s brother or sister, of the whole or half blood, the son or daughter of the actor or the son or daughter of the actor’s spouse; or
(d) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of mental defect, mental incapacitation or physical helplessness.
(2) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony. [1971 c.743 §114; 1989 c.359 §4]
Encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree if the person:(a)(A) Knowingly develops, duplicates, publishes, prints, disseminates, exchanges, displays, finances, attempts to finance or sells a visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving a child or knowingly possesses, accesses or views such a visual recording with the intent to develop, duplicate, publish, print, disseminate, exchange, display or sell it; or
(B) Knowingly brings into this state, or causes to be brought or sent into this state, for sale or distribution, a visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving a child; and
(b) Knows or is aware of and consciously disregards the fact that creation of the visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involved child abuse.
(2) Encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class B felony. [1995 c.768 §2; 2011 c.515 §3]

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