PORTLAND (OR)
The Oregonian
ROBIN FRANZEN
A man who has worked with youth as a church volunteer, coach and educational assistant at a Portland public school was arrested at a Little League game Thursday on accusations that he had sexual contact with two teenage girls, Portland police said.
Derrick A. Mayberry, 23, of Milwaukie is being held in the Justice Center Jail on numerous sex-related accusations, including 10 counts of third-degree rape, four counts of third-degree sodomy, 10 counts of third-degree sex abuse and one count of first-degree sex abuse. The accusations reflect the age difference between Mayberry and the teenagers, not the use of force.
Mayberry is a member and volunteer at New Beginnings Christian Center in Portland.
He was arrested about 6:30 p.m. at Brentwood Park in Southeast Portland, about a month after two girls, ages 13 and 15, reported abuse and police started an investigation. Bail was set at $485,000.
Sgt. Brian Schmautz, police spokesman, said all of the accusations relate to the two teenagers, whom Mayberry met at church. . Police have no evidence that Mayberry had inappropriate contact with children he met through Little League or Whitman Elementary School, where he has worked as an educational assistant since August 2000 and has served as girls basketball coach. Whitman has about 400 students.
