DNA evidence from 1998 ends in rape charge for man 28 years later

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Twenty-eight years after a woman was sexually assaulted in downtown Hillsboro, DNA evidence has linked the assault to a man currently living in Washington.

Jerry Arthur was arrested on a first-degree rape charge in early June 2026 for a case that was opened in the summer of 1998 but had since gone cold. He has since been extradited to Washington County in Oregon.

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According to Hillsboro police, Arthur was linked to DNA recovered during the victim’s examination at the time. Officials said it’s possible he may have had other victims…

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