Oregon man arrested in Illinois after alleged sex abuse of 3-year-old girl at Salem store
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon man was arrested in a small suburb of Illinois after a mother accused him of sexually abusing her daughter in Salem.
Jason Patrick Mikel, 28, faces child sex abuse charges after a mom found her daughter in his arms at a store near 2700 Lancaster Drive NE on April 1, according to police.
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“The child’s mother reported that while shopping, she lost sight of her daughter and found the 3-year-old in Mikel’s arms,” police said. “The mother confronted the unknown suspect, who put the child down and fled the store.”
Investigators said forensic evidence showed that the girl “had been harmed in the encounter.”
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On April 19, a grand jury in Marion County indicted Mikal for first-degree attempted unlawful sexual penetration, first-degree sex abuse and first-degree attempted kidnapping.
During the investigation, however, Mikel fled to Minooka, Ill. where he was arrested by the FBI, officials said. His extradition to Oregon is currently in progress.
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