News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
After an investigation, Darren Weich, 21, Jeremiah Anthony Dorsett, 20, and Michael J. Connelly, 20, were arrested by Sisters police Tuesday, May 14.
The girls were reported missing as runaways by their parents May 9 after they failed to come home the previous night. The girls were located behind the Washington Street house.
According to police reports, the girls "ditched" school on the afternoon of May 8 and went to Weich's residence later that evening.
The men acknowledged to police that they were drinking throughout the evening and were drunk. According to police reports, the girls drank some beer and at least one allegedly smoked marijuana with the men. The men allegedly had sex with the girls.
All three men were arrested on charges of third-degree rape and sex abuse, sodomy in the third degree and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor.
Weich was also charged with distribution of a controlled substance to a minor and distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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