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Arrest at Campbell Park for Sexual Charges Against a Minor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2023
St. Helens, Ore. – On Saturday, September 2, 2023, at approximately 4 a.m., a St. Helens police officer was on a routine patrol at Campbell Park in St. Helens when they noted a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. The officer discovered Jaider Godinez-Samayoa, 22, of Portland, engaging in sexual activity with an underage female.
Officers detained Godinez-Samayoa and interviewed the underage female. Godinez-Samayoa was subsequently arrested and lodged at the Columbia County Jail for Rape III, Sodomy III, Sexual Abuse III, Contributing to the Sexual Delinquency of a Minor, Public Indecency, and Sexual Misconduct.
If you have any information regarding Godinez-Samayoa having additional contact with minors, the St. Helens Police Department would like to hear from you. Please contact St. Helens Detectives Gaston and Smith by calling 503-397-1521.
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For further information regarding this press release, please contact Communications Officer Crystal King at cking@sthelensoregon.gov.
