Central Oregon Times

There was an unchanged number of registered sex offenders living in Wheeler County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Oregon Sex Offender Registry.

There was one sex offender registered in Wheeler County in August.

Oregon has the highest population-adjusted rate of sex offenders – about 749 per 100,000 people.

In 2020, about 11,487 unique victims of child abuse were reported in Oregon, but studies of victims have shown less than 30% of sex crimes are reported to law enforcement.

Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Oregon can be found online here.

Offender	Age	Crime
Kenneth Manuel Barajas	42	Rape in the third degree, sexual abuse in the third degree