PORTLAND — A young offender accused of raping a woman during a supervised group outing to a University of Oregon football game pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday in Eugene.
Jaime Tinoco, 17, is being tried as an adult on charges of rape, kidnapping, sexual abuse and assault. His court-appointed attorney, Chris Shaffner, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
The suburban Portland teenager was arrested Sept. 13 after a 39-year-old woman told police she was beaten and raped near Autzen Stadium in Eugene.
Tinoco was one of a dozen young people taken to the Oregon-Wyoming game that day by four Washington County Juvenile Department staff members. He escaped supervision after the game that drew more than 56,000 fans, and the rape occurred more than five hours after the final whistle, authorities said.
The field trip was part of a county program to help teens who have been in trouble with the law. A judge sentenced Tinoco to supervised probation in July following convictions on charges of burglary, harassment and possession of methamphetamines.
