On June 8, 2023, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Erik Buchér sentenced John Richard Movick, age 61, to 225 months in prison. On April 10, 2023, a jury found the Defendant guilty of three counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Luring a Minor. The jury was hung on two counts of Sodomy in the First Degree and one count of Incest. Deputy District Attorney Rayney Meisel prosecuted the case against Mr. Movick.
In March of 2021, the victim’s mother contacted the Oregon Department of Human Services after her daughter disclosed sexual abuse committed by Mr. Movick, her stepfather at the time. The victim told investigators of numerous occasions in which the Defendant groomed and sexually abused her between the ages of five and nine years old.
The victim’s mother detailed the toll the abuse took on her daughter in a powerful victim impact statement read during the defendant’s sentencing hearing.
“What John did to [my daughter] will affect her the rest of her life. She was robbed of her innocence. John played mind games with her to make her think she was the guilty one. The trauma affected her ability to trust others,” the victim’s mother wrote.
[The victim’s] mental and physical health have also suffered. Her academic performance has become erratic. Her grades and concentration and motivation vary widely. She still experiences depression and anxiety. Smells, sights, and sounds trigger the memories of his abuse.”
The Washington County District Attorney’s Office publicly commended the victim for her bravery in reporting the abuse and for facing her abuser in court.
