July 16, 2019

65 count sex crimes indictment filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court

Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced the filing of a 65-count indictment against 52-year-old Jose Luiz Monje-Reyez.

The indictment charges Monje-Reyez with 43 counts of sexual abuse in the fist degree, 13 counts of sodomy in the first degree, five counts of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree and four counts of rape in the first degree. 

It is alleged that the abuse involved one female victim, and that the abuse occurred in Multnomah County from when she was nine years old through her early teen years. 

The indictment further alleges that Monje-Reyez used forcible compulsion on the victim to commit some of the alleged sex crimes.

Law enforcement located Monje-Reyez on July 11, 2019 in Milwaukie, Oregon and took him into custody.

He appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court on July 12, 2019. On that same day, a grand jury convened and subsequently returned an indictment. 

Monje-Reyez is scheduled to appear in court at the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 22, 2019 for an arraignment on the indictment. 

The victim and her family do not want media contact. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office requests that media respect their privacy. 

This case is being investigated by the Portland Police Bureau’s Sex Crimes Unit in cooperation with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. 

The case is being litigated by Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Marrero.

An indictment is only an accusation of a crime. Monje-Reyez is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. 

No additional information can be released by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office or law enforcement at this time. 

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Brent Weisberg
Communications Director 
Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office
503.988.6567
Email: Brent.Weisberg@mcda.us