Beaverton Sex Abuse Suspect May Have More Victims (Photo) -10/17/24
Beaverton, Oregon – 37-year-old Joseph Phillip Stubbs was arrested at his home in Beaverton on Saturday, 10/12/2024. He is being charged six counts of Sex Abuse in the first degree. Stubbs was arrested after months of investigation into claims he had inappropriate contact with a female neighbor while she was between the ages of 8 and 13.
The investigation began in April 2024, when Beaverton Police officers responded to a Beaverton School District middle school on the report of a sex abuse. Officers contacted a school counselor and later the parents of a 13-year-old girl who told officers about the abuse.
The alleged suspect, Joseph Stubbs, was a neighbor of the victim in a south Beaverton apartment complex when the abuse began. Stubbs befriended the family while the two families lived in the same apartment complex. According to investigators, Stubbs gained the trust of the family and often spent time in their apartment when the minor victim was there.
Investigators interviewed the victim and learned of numerous alleged inappropriate contacts between the victim and Stubbs over the last five years, with the abuse allegedly beginning when the victim was in 3rd grade.
Stubbs is currently in custody at the Washington County Jail in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Based on the factors of the alleged abuse, police detectives believe Stubbs may have more victims. If you or someone you know has had an inappropriate interaction with Joseph Stubbs, please call Detective Tim Wilburn at 503.526.2261.
