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Man suspected of indecency near middle schools is arrested

Incidents occurred at Portland schools

The Columbian
Published: October 5, 2010, 12:00am

Today, Tuesday October 5, 2010 at 12:15 p.m., Portland Police Officers arrested 39-year-old Pedro Prieto-Enriquez for one count of Public Indecency. This arrest is the result of an ongoing investigation that began with last week’s reports of a male exposing himself to Hosford Middle School children.

On Monday September 27, 2010 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., a subject was observed openly masturbating in his vehicle parked near Southeast 26th Avenue and Grant Street in view of the public. Four female students from Hosford Middle School walked past his vehicle on their way to school and as they passed, he started his car, followed them for about a block and pulled over next to them as if to make contact with them while still masturbating.

Later that afternoon, the same similarly described suspect contacted a different female and was seen by school staff driving slowly past the school near Southeast 28th Place and Grant Street.

The next morning, Tuesday September 28, 2010, the suspect pulled up alongside the same female victim as the previous afternoon and got out of his car as she crossed the street to get away from him.

The suspect was described as a male Hispanic, late 20’s to late 30’s, about 5’2″ and 150 pounds, with very short dark hair (head almost shaved), mustache and goatee, wearing a light colored shirt and dark pants or jeans.

The vehicle was described as an older model white 4-door smaller car, possibly a Pontiac, with a dent on one of the front fenders, possibly black wheels and black bumpers, with black scratches on the rear passenger side fender.

Officers from the School Police Division and Central Precinct were providing extra patrols in the area as a result of the reports.

On Wednesday September 30, 2010, Officer Walker Berg of the School Police Division spotted a vehicle and subject matching the suspect description, parked near Hosford Middle School. Officer Berg contacted the subject and obtained his identification but did not have a reason to arrest him at that point.

On Thursday October 1, 2010, Officer Berg was contacted by another School Police Division officer about a similar incident that morning involving an exposer in the area of Northeast 77th Avenue and Alameda Street. Officer Berg met with the 17-year-old female victim and she was able to identify Pedro Prieto-Enriquez as the person that exposed himself to her.

At this point, Prieto is charged with one count of Public Indecency, related to the October 1 incident. The investigation is continuing into the other reports and police are asking for any additional witnesses or victims to come forward with information. Prieto was booked into the Multnomah County Jail.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Officer Walker Berg at (503) 545-3907.

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