Teen accused of rape near Autzen will be tried as an adult, Lane County judge says

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A Lane Country judge decided on Tuesday that the teenager accused of raping a 39-year-old woman near Autzen stadium will be tried as an adult.

Seventeen-year-old Jaime Tinoco has been charged with first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping, first degree sexual assault and second-degree assault.

Tinoco was part of a group that Washington County’s juvenile department brought to Eugene to attend the Oregon-Wyoming football game on Sept. 14. The teen reportedly snuck away after the end of the game and beat the survivor before raping her, authorities told The Register-Guard.

Shortly after Tinoco’s escape, the Eugene Police Department was contacted about the incident and a search began for the teenTinoco was located later that evening and put in custody with the Lane County Juvenile Department, according to a statement released by Washington County juvenile department director Lynne Schroeder after the event.

According to an Oregon law called Measure 11, teens between ages 15 and 17 that commit violent felonies like rape, sodomy, manslaughter and murder and others must be prosecuted as an adult.

The Register Guard reports that the incident took place off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard where the survivor was violently attacked by the suspect. She was treated at a hospital later that evening for injuries she suffered from the attack.

Tinoco was put on supervised probation in Washington County on July 28 for first degree burglary, possession of methamphetamine and harassment charges.

Tinoco is currently being detained in John Serbu Youth Campus — which is located across the street from Autzen Stadium — and is awaiting a second court appearance next week. The Washington County Juvenile department declined to comment further on the incident.

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