A 51-year-old Beaverton man faces a mandatory minimum of more than six years in prison after a jury found him guilty July 30 of sexually abusing a young girl dozens of times over three years.

Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton's office announced that Isidro Martinez-Ramirez was convicted of five counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of first-degree sodomy, according to the Beaverton Valley Times. The abuse occurred when the victim was between 7 and 9 years old.

Martinez-Ramirez remains in custody. He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 27.

A case that stalled for years

The victim first reported the abuse to her mother and law enforcement in 2015. But the case went cold. The DA's office said the victim's mother was initially uncooperative with the investigation, and police were unable to locate Martinez-Ramirez.

The case resurfaced in December 2021 when the victim disclosed the abuse to a counselor. That counselor contacted the Forest Grove Police Department and the Oregon Department of Human Services, and the victim then met with medical experts at CARES Northwest, where she provided additional details about the abuse.

CARES Northwest operates a clinic at Cornell Medical Plaza in Beaverton that serves Washington County families, including those in the Bethany and Cedar Mill areas. The center pairs physicians with child interviewers, child protective services and law enforcement in a single child-friendly location.

Prior conviction

Martinez-Ramirez was already convicted in a separate 2021 case of attempted first-degree sodomy after prosecutors said he provided a minor with methamphetamine and sexually assaulted the teen.

Sentencing outlook

First-degree sexual abuse carries a mandatory minimum of 75 months (six years, three months) under Oregon's Measure 11. First-degree sodomy carries a mandatory minimum of 100 months (eight years, four months). Sentences under Measure 11 cannot be reduced for good behavior, and there is no early parole.

The DA's office has not publicly stated whether the counts will run consecutively or whether Oregon's Jessica's Law, which imposes a 25-year mandatory minimum for certain offenses against children under 12, applies to the sodomy conviction. The actual sentence will be determined at the Aug. 27 hearing.

Resources

Residents who suspect child abuse can contact the Oregon Department of Human Services child abuse hotline at 1-855-503-7233. CARES Northwest provides medical evaluations and trauma therapy for children at its Beaverton clinic; more information is available at caresnw.org.