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Gregory Leon Hightower Arrested in Multnomah Oregon

Gregory Leon Hightower was booked at 12:32 PM on Monday, August 9th, 2021 by MCSO Transports. Hightower was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

Multnomah County Mugshots -  Gregory Leon Hightower

The 53 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

  1. ENC CHILD SEX AB 1 (B Felony)
  2. SEX ABUSE II (C Felony)
  3. PROM PROST (C Felony)
  4. PROM PROST (C Felony)
  5. COMPELL PROST (B Felony)
  6. PROM PROST (C Felony)
  7. PROM PROST (C Felony)

Bail has been set to $20,000 for Hightower which is listed as a 6 ft 0 in black male weighing approximately 200 lbs.

Gregory Leon Hightower was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Gregory Leon Hightower 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:


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]
Sexual abuse in the second degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the second degree when:(a) The person subjects another person to sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or, except as provided in ORS 163.412, penetration of the vagina, anus or penis with any object other than the penis or mouth of the actor and the victim does not consent thereto; or
(b)(A) The person violates ORS 163.415 (1)(a)(B);
(B) The person is 21 years of age or older; and
(C) At any time before the commission of the offense, the person was the victim’s coach as defined in ORS 163.426.
(2) Sexual abuse in the second degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §116; 1983 c.564 §1; 1991 c.386 §14; 1991 c.830 §2; 2009 c.876 §2]
Promoting prostitution.
(1) A person commits the crime of promoting prostitution if, with intent to promote prostitution, the person knowingly:(a) Owns, controls, manages, supervises or otherwise maintains a place of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise; or
(b) Induces or causes a person to engage in prostitution or to remain in a place of prostitution; or
(c) Receives or agrees to receive money or other property, other than as a prostitute being compensated for personally rendered prostitution services, pursuant to an agreement or understanding that the money or other property is derived from a prostitution activity; or
(d) Engages in any conduct that institutes, aids or facilitates an act or enterprise of prostitution.
(2) Promoting prostitution is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §251]
Compelling prostitution.
(1) A person commits the crime of compelling prostitution if the person knowingly:(a) Uses force or intimidation to compel another to engage in prostitution or attempted prostitution;
(b) Induces or causes a person under 18 years of age to engage in prostitution;
(c) Aids or facilitates the commission of prostitution or attempted prostitution by a person under 18 years of age; or
(d) Induces or causes the spouse, child or stepchild of the person to engage in prostitution.
(2) Compelling prostitution is a Class B felony.
(3) In a prosecution under subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section, the state is not required to prove that the defendant knew the other person was under 18 years of age and it is no defense that the defendant did not know the person’s age or that the defendant reasonably believed the person to be older than 18 years of age. [1971 c.743 §252; 2011 c.334 §1; 2013 c.271 §1]

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