Teen Accused Of Rape While On Young Offenders Trip To See University Of Oregon Football Game

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Portland teen with a criminal record is accused of raping and beating a woman in Eugene after slipping away from a Washington County-supervised outing that took young offenders to see a University of Oregon football game.

The 17-year-old was among a dozen young offenders escorted to last Saturday's game by four county Juvenile Department staff members as part of what a department official says is a program that helps youth "develop life skills and positive goals" through social activities.

Washington County Juvenile Service Director Lynne Schroeder said Tuesday that in late July, the boy was sentenced to supervised probation on convictions for burglary, meth possession and harassment.

Schroeder says the teen separated from his group after the game. Washington County staffers notified Eugene police when they couldn't find him.

He was arrested in the area of the reported attack. The teen has been charged in Lane County Circuit Court on rape, kidnapping, sexual abuse and assault counts.

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