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Sexual assault in Beaverton hotel lobby leads to 13-year prison sentence

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after a Washington County jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman working the front desk of a Beaverton hotel. On Jan. 18, 2025, Joshua Birjanu Powers, 31, entered the hotel lobby and began harassing a 61-year-old woman working alone at the front desk, according to the county DA. Protesters gather in downtown Portland ahead of Trump’s speech to Congress…

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Sexual assault in Beaverton hotel lobby leads to 13-year prison sentence

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after a Washington County jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman working the front desk of a Beaverton hotel. On Jan. 18, 2025, Joshua Birjanu Powers, 31, entered the hotel lobby and began harassing a 61-year-old woman working alone at the front desk, according to the county DA. Protesters gather in downtown Portland ahead of Trump’s speech to Congress…

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JOSHUA BIRJANU POWERS SENTENCED TO 162 MONTHS IN PRISON IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE

HILLSBORO, Ore- On February 26, 2025, a Washington County jury found Joshua Birjanu Powers, age 31, guilty of attempted sodomy in the first degree, attempted rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts), sexual abuse in the third degree, public indecency, assault in the fourth degree (two counts) and interference with making a report. Senior Deputy District Attorney Chris Lewman prosecuted the defendant before Judge Ri…

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