State v. Tenbusch

Defendant was charged with two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and two counts of sexual abuse in the second degree. ORS 163.425; ORS 163.415. The state appeals the trial court’s order suppressing defendant’s self-incriminating statements. The state argues that the trial court erred in concluding that defendant’s statements were involuntary. We reverse and remand.

In an earlier case, defendant pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his stepson and was placed on probation. Two conditions of his probation were:

“9. The defendant shall engage in sexual offender treatment with a mental health…