On June 3, 2022, a School Resource Officer with the Grants Pass Police Department responded to a reported sexual assault case involve a juvenile student in Grants Pass.
The student reported being offered a ride by a Hispanic male adult while on lunch break from school, in the area of Agness and SE M Street. The Hispanic male picked up the juvenile away from school grounds and reportedly transported the juvenile to a department store parking lot where the male sexually assaulted the juvenile. The juvenile was able to escape from the vehicle and later notified the police. GPPD Detectives assumed the investigation and conducted follow-up for the following weeks working to identify and locate the suspect, who was not known to the victim.
On July 6, 2022, GPPD located and arrested 63-year-old Mario Jimenez of Grants Pass. Mario Jimenez is known to drive the below pictured maroon 2004 Nissan Titan, which was used during the commission of this offense. At the conclusion of the investigation, Mario Jimenez was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Attempted Compelling Prostitution.
Further investigation has revealed the likelihood of additional victims of similar crimes. At this time, anyone who has additional information about the suspect or may know of similar reported crimes, is asked to call GPPD at 541-450-6260, Reference Case #2022-24411.
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