Rapist Pleads Guilty In Multnomah County

PORTLAND, OR — In a Multnomah County courtroom on Tuesday Gary Wayne Streeter-Hillerich III pleaded guilty to rape, sex abuse, kidnapping, and robbery. The incident for which Streeter-Hillerich was being charged reportedly occurred in October 2017.

According to court documents obtained by Patch, Streeter-Hillerich followed a 26-year-old woman off a TriMet bus in Southeast Portland just after 9 p.m. Oct. 15.

Grabbing his victim from behind, Streeter-Hillerich dragged the woman into some bushes off Southeast Seventh Avenue where he proceeded to rape, threaten, assault and sodomize her. He also took her iPhone.

After the assault, the woman was aided by passersby who also called police.

The investigation led police to review surveillance images from the TriMet bus both the victim and Streeter-Hillerich rode together from downtown Portland. Sharing those images with other law enforcement professionals, investigators were able to positively identify Streeter-Hillerich, who was then arrested on Nov. 2, 2017.

Now, with his guilty plea made, Streeter-Hillerich faces up to 20 years in prison. His sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 2.

Booking photo for Gary Wayne Streeter-Hillerich III via Multnomah County Sheriff's Office