On June 15, 2023, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Ted Sims found Hugo Agustin Correa-Sanchez, age 45, guilty of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree, Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree, two counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, eight counts of Luring a Minor, and one count of Purchasing Sex with a Minor following a bench trial. On June 22, 2023, Judge Sims sentenced the Defendant to 375 months in prison. Senior Deputy District Attorney Allison Brown prosecuted the case against Mr. Correa-Sanchez.
In June of 2022, the victim contacted Beaverton police to report sexual abuse committed by the Defendant. She detailed years of abuse, which began in Hillsboro, Oregon, and continued in Beaverton, Oregon, spanning several years. The abuse began when she was just eight years old. The victim provided additional information to investigators including inappropriate sexual messages and photos sent to her by the Defendant. The victim explained that she had tried to report when she was younger, but no one believed or supported her.
Beaverton police arrested Mr. Correa-Sanchez. He denied any wrongdoing. He admitted the inappropriate messages came from his phone but denied intending them for the victim. Investigators found he had deleted many of these messages on his own phone.
The Washington County District Attorney’s Office wishes to commend the victim for her bravery in reporting this abuse and confronting the Defendant in court. This office also thanks Beaverton police for its work on this case.
In addition to the prison sentence, lifetime post-prison supervision of the defendant was ordered by Judge Sims as well as sex offender registration. Mr. Correa-Sanchez will be transferred to the Oregon Department of Corrections to begin serving his sentence.
